ɪf ðɪs wʊd ðə kˈeɪs, sˈɪdwɛl ænd blˈɛntʃ sədʒˈɛst ðæt kˈɑːzɪk mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn ɐn ˈɜːli ˈɔfʃuːt ʌv pælˈɔːŋɡɪk ðæt hæd spɹˈɛd wˈɛstwɚd.
If this would the case, Sidwell & Blench suggest that Khasic may have been an early offshoot of Palaungic that had spread westward.