Where does “chaaq” come from?

chaaq (Semai) comes from Proto-Aslian *caaʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer caʔ — to eat.

chaaq (Semai): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “chaaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Aslian*caaʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmercaʔto eat
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer caʔ →Every word from Proto-Aslian *caaʔ →
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