Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/khe(ː)ʔ

Etymology

 * Proto-Austroasiatic: *khe(ː)ʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA187)
 * Proto-Mon-Khmer: *khəjʔ (Shorto, 2006, #1542)

In spite of the fact that Shorto (2006) reconstructed this root with, it is possible that Katuic and Aslian  are conservative, and other branches underwent debuccalization.

Noun

 * 1) moon, month

Descendants

 * Aslian: *gəcɛɛʔ ~ *kəcɛɛʔ (Phillips, 2012)
 * Jahaic:
 * kaceʔ
 * cǝhɨj
 * kcɛʔ
 * Senoic:
 * gʌceʔ
 * Bahnaric: (Sidwell, 2011)
 * West Bahnaric:
 * Laven:
 * Jru': khaj
 * Juk: khaj ~ kahaj
 * Su: khaj
 * Central Bahnaric:
 * Bahnar:
 * South Bahnaric:
 * North Bahnaric:
 * Katuic: (Sidwell, 2005)
 * Khmeric:
 * Khmuic: (Sidwell, 2013)
 * Mlabri: kiʔ
 * O'du: kʌj
 * Nicobarese:
 * Central Nicobarese:
 * Nancowry:
 * Palaungic: (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Lamet:
 * Nkris: kheʔ
 * Lampang: kheːʔ
 * Lawa:
 * Bo Luang: khəiʔ
 * Mae Sariang: khɛiʔ
 * Samtau: khìʔ
 * Palaungic: (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Lamet:
 * Nkris: kheʔ
 * Lampang: kheːʔ
 * Lawa:
 * Bo Luang: khəiʔ
 * Mae Sariang: khɛiʔ
 * Samtau: khìʔ