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Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam

Khmer ក្ដាម (inherited)
Mon ဂတာံ (inherited)
Malay ketam (cognate)
Pnar tham (derived)
Semai kantéém (inherited)
Urak Lawoi' เกอตับ (cognate)
Vietnamese dam (inherited)
Vietnamese sam (inherited)
Vietnamese đam (inherited)
Chinese (cognate)
Mang taːm⁶ (inherited)