Where does “chèèq” come from?

chèèq (Semai) comes from Proto-Aslian *cɛ(ɛ)ʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ — louse.

chèèq (Semai): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “chèèq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Aslian*cɛ(ɛ)ʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ciiʔ →Every word from Proto-Aslian *cɛ(ɛ)ʔ →
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