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Reconstruction:Proto-Karen/mɛʔᴰ

This Proto-Karen 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-Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mjak ~ s-mik (“eye”).

Noun

*mɛʔᴰ

  1. eye
  2. face

Descendants
  • Pa'o Karen: မဲ့ (“eye, face”)
  • S'gaw Karen: မဲာ် (mä̌, “eye, face, knot in wood”)
  • Western Pwo: မ့ၬ
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