Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/p-seːʔ

This Proto-Vietic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Vietic

Etymology

Although Shorto (2006) reconstructed *bheʔ with *-h-, this Vietic form and Katuic *psaj are probably conservative in their preservation of *-s-, with other branches underwent debuccalization.

Noun

*p-seːʔ

otter

Descendants

Arem: utʰeːʔ
Chut:
- Rục: pəseː³
- Sách: pəseː³
Thavung: pasəː³
Viet-Muong:
- Muong:
  - Hoà Bình: thải
  - Sơn La: saːj³
- Proto-Vietnamese:
  - Northern Vietnamese: rái
  - North Central Vietnamese: tấy
  - Southern Vietnamese: rái

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