Inherited fromProto-Vietic*heːt, fromProto-Austroasiatic*ʔətʔ(“lack; tocease”). Cognate withThavunghɨ́t ("all"),Bahnarơ̆t(“to hold breath, to fast”),Proto-Katuic*ʔet(“exhausted”) (whenceKuyʔɛt ("tired")),Monအိုတ်(“to be finished, exhausted”),Khmerអត់(ʼɑt),Pearʔet ("not"),Sa'ochʔeːt ("all"),Riang [Lang]ʔət¹ ("to stop, to halt").
Insertion of initial*h in Vietic can also be seen in*tŋ-ʔaːm(“jaw”) (>Vietnamesehàm, Late Vietic),*huːɲ(“to kiss”) (>Vietnamesehôn),*hanʔ(“he, she, it”) (>Vietnamesehắn),*haːr(“two”) (>Vietnamesehai),*hoːj(“foul-smelling”) (>Vietnamesehôi),*hɔːŋʔ(“river, brook”),*haːŋʔ(“to open (mouth)”).
For the semantic relationship, compare maybeEnglishover,over-,Germanalle,all.
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