Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/kaʔ

Etymology

 * Proto-Austroasiatic: *kaʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA009)
 * Proto-Mon-Khmer: *kaʔ (Shorto, 2006)

Noun

 * 1) fish

Descendants

 * Aslian: *kaaʔ (Phillips, 2012)
 * Jah Hut: kaʔ
 * Jahaic:
 * Cheq Wong: kiəʔ
 * Jahai: ʔɨkǝʔ
 * Senoic:
 * Semelaic:
 * Semaq Beri: ka
 * (Sidwell, 2011)
 * North Bahnaric:
 * Sedang: ka̰
 * Central Bahnaric:
 * Tampuan: kaː
 * South Bahnaric:
 * Sre-Mnong
 * Sre:
 * Mnong:
 * (Sidwell, 2005)
 * So: ʔakaa
 * Khasic: *kʰa (Sidwell, 2012)
 * Lyngngam: əkʰa
 * Pnar: dəkʰa
 * Khmeric:
 * (Sidwell, 2013)
 * Khmu: kaʔ
 * Ksingmul: kaː
 * O’du: kaː
 * Mangic:
 * Bolyu: qɔ⁵³
 * Monic:
 * Nicobaric: *kaːʔ (Sidwell, 2018)
 * Central Nicobaric:
 * Nancowry:
 * (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Lawa:
 * Palaung:
 * Shwe:
 * Sam-Loong:
 * Plang:
 * La Gang: káh
 * Man Noi: káʔ
 * Riang: kaʔ¹
 * (Ferlus, 2007)
 * (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Lawa:
 * Palaung:
 * Shwe:
 * Sam-Loong:
 * Plang:
 * La Gang: káh
 * Man Noi: káʔ
 * Riang: kaʔ¹
 * (Ferlus, 2007)
 * Riang: kaʔ¹
 * (Ferlus, 2007)