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Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaʔ

→ Bahnar ka (inherited)
→ Nyah Kur กาʔ (inherited)
→ Western Lawa กะ (inherited)
→ Eastern Lawa กะ (inherited)
→ Mon က (inherited)
→ Pnar dakha (derived)
→ Semai kaaq (inherited)
→ Thavung ก้า (inherited)
→ Vietnamese cá (inherited)
→ Mang ʔaː¹ (inherited)