Austronesian etymology and loanwords

Just saw a word list of reconstructed Proto-Kra-dai, which is a language family that includes Thai.

Gloss Proto-Kra–Dai
blood *pɤlaːc
bone *Kudɤːk
ear *qɤrɤː
eye *maTaː
hand *(C)imɤː
nose *(ʔ)idaŋ
tongue *(C)əmaː
tooth *lipan
dog *Kamaː
fish *balaː
horn *paquː
louse *KuTuː
fire *(C)apuj
stone *KaTiːl
star *Kadaːw
water *(C)aNam
I (1.SG) *akuː
Thou (2.SG) *isuː; amɤː
one *(C)itsɤː
two *saː
die *maTaːj
name *(C)adaːn
full *pətiːk
new *(C)amaːl
‘thin’ *C-báːŋ
‘bone’ *Cudə́ːk
‘boat’ *Cuɖáː
‘borrow’ *C-ɟáːm
‘village’ *Cəˀbáːnʔ
‘winnow basket’ *Cəˀdóŋʔ
‘to stand’ *Cəˀɟún
‘dog’ *kʰ[u]máː
‘ditch’ *[t]-m̥ˠáːŋ
‘ant’ *r-móȶ
‘bear’ *kəˀmˠúj
‘thick’ *tsəˀnáː
‘cold’ *kəˀȵít
‘stupid’ *Cəˀŋáːŋh
‘gills’ *Cəˀŋˠáːk
‘taro’ *pəˀrˠáːk
‘moan’ *gəˀráːŋ
‘hungry’ *məˀjáːk
‘stupid’ *Cəˀwáːʔ

I mean, most of those are almost exactly the same as Proto-Austronesian…

Gloss Proto-Kra–Dai Proto-Austronesian
blood *pɤlaːc *biRaq
eye *maTaː *maCa
hand *(C)imɤː *qa-lima
tongue *(C)əmaː *Sema
tooth *lipan *ŋipen
louse *KuTuː *kuCux
fire *(C)apuj *Sapuy
water *(C)aNam *daNum
I (1.SG) *akuː *aku
Thou (2.SG) *isuː; amɤː *i-kaSu
one *(C)itsɤː *isa
two *saː *duSa
die *maTaːj *ma-aCay
‘borrow’ *C-ɟáːm *Sezam
‘bear’ *kəˀmˠúj *Cumay
‘taro’ *pəˀrˠáːk *biRaq

So many cognates. Although, the two seem to have split before boat was invented, as it’s *Cuɖáː in Proto-Kra-Dai and *qabaŋ in Proto-Austronesian.

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