Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/slaʔ

This Proto-Austroasiatic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austroasiatic

Etymology

• Proto-Austroasiatic: *slaʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA010)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *slaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #230)

The word was loaned into many Sino-Tibetan languages, such as Nuosu ꆿ (lat, “tea”), Naxi leil (“tea”), S'gaw Karen လၣ် (là, “leaf”), as well as Chinese 茶 (chá) (most likely through a Loloish source).

Noun

*slaʔ

1. leaf

Descendants

• Aslian: *səlaaʔ (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jah Hut: hlaʔ
  • Jahaic:
    • Chewong: haleʔ
    • Kensiu: haliʔ
    • Jahai: haliʔ
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: selaaq
    • Temiar: sela
  • Semelaic:
    • Semaq Beri: sala
• Proto-Bahnaric: *slaː (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Central Bahnaric: *hlaː (Sidwell, 2011)
    • Tampuan: hlaː
  • South Bahnaric: *həlaː (Sidwell, 2000)
    • Chrau: la
• Katuic: *salaa (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Eastern Katu: hala
  • Eastern Bru: sala
  • Pacoh: ula
• Khasian: *slaː (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Khasi: sla
• Khmeric:
  • Old Khmer: slā (“areca palm; leaf”)
    • Khmer: ស្លឹក (slək), ស្លា (slaa, “areca palm”)
• Khmuic: *hlaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
• Mangic:
  • Mang: laː¹
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: sla
    • Mon: သၠ (hlaʔ)
• Munda:
  • Gata': uliaˀ
• Pearic: *-laːˀ (Sidwell & Rau, 2015)
• Proto-Vietic: *s-laːʔ (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Vietnamese: lá