User:Ceige/Coin-langs

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Etymology of the word for "coin"

  • Latin cuneus -> *kunja
  • *kunja -> Proto-X *kuny
  • *kunja -> Proto-Y *kuñña
  • *kunja -> Proto-Z *kunja

Proto-X

  • kuny ->
  • Old X kyun
  • Xfork sin
  • Middle X kyun
  • X-1 qün (inspired by Mandarin)
  • X-2 kyun (inspired by Korean)
  • X-3 jiu (inspired by Bai)
  • x-4 kiem (inspired by a mix of Hokkien and Vietnamese)

Proto-Y

  • kuñña ->
  • Old Y kuďňa
  • Middle Y guďňa
  • Moderní Y gvidžňa