Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/kləɲ

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: *klaɲ ~ *kləɲ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA352)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *kləɲ (Shorto, 2006, #928)

Noun

*kləɲ

1. fat
2. oil
3. grease

   Synonym: *lʔus

Descendants

• Khmeric
  • Khmer: ខ្លាញ់ (khlañ)
• Khmuic: *kləɲ (Sidwell, 2013)
• Monic: *kliŋ (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Mon: တၠောၚ်
• Palaungic: *klɤɲ (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Lawa:
    • of Mae Sariang:kloiɲ
    • of Umpai: kloiɲ
• Pearic:
  • Pear: kliɲ
• (?) Proto-Vietic: *k-luŋ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)