Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/muəj

Etymology

 * Proto-Austroasiatic: *muəj ~ *moːjʔ (Sidwell, 2024)
 * Proto-Mon-Khmer: *muuj ~ *muəj ~ *muuɲ (Shorto, 2006, #1495)

Proto-Aslian had alternate nasal onset. Vietic and Mang have stop codas that don't match with the rest. The Khasian word (if indeed a reflex of this root) shows the lost of initial *m-. Also compare 🇨🇬.

Numeral

 * 1) one

Descendants

 * Aslian: *[m/n]uay (Phillips, 2012)
 * Jah Hut: nwɛj
 * Jahaic:
 * Cheq Wong: nɑ̃y
 * Kensiu: naj
 * Jahai: nɛj
 * Senoic:
 * Semelaic:
 * Semaq Beri: muj
 * Semelai: muːj
 * (Sidwell, 2011)
 * (Sidwell, 2005)
 * Katu:
 * Western Katuic:
 * Kui: mṳːj
 * Ta'Oi-Pacoh:
 * (Sidwell, 2018)
 * Khasi:
 * Pnar:
 * Khmeric:
 * (Sidwell, 2013)
 * Pakanic:
 * Mang: mak⁷
 * Bolyu: maːi³¹
 * Monic:
 * (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Lamet: moːh
 * Pearic:
 * Chong:
 * Chantaburi: mo̤ːˀj
 * Kanchanaburi: mṳːˀj
 * Pear: muəj
 * (Ferlus, 2007)
 * (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Lamet: moːh
 * Pearic:
 * Chong:
 * Chantaburi: mo̤ːˀj
 * Kanchanaburi: mṳːˀj
 * Pear: muəj
 * (Ferlus, 2007)

Synonyms

 * *ɗiiʔ ~ *ɗiis ~ *ɗuuʔ ~ *ɗuul