Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/lwa(ː)ʔ

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: *lwa(ː)ʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA160)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *lwaaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #241)

Compare Santali ᱞᱚᱟ (lôa, “fig”) and Gata' liwa.

Noun

*lwa(ː)ʔ

1. fig tree
2. figs

Descendants

• Khmeric:
  • Old Khmer: lvā
    • Khmer: ល្វា (lviə)
• Khmuic: *lwaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: lwi
    • Mon: ဝိ (wìˀ)
• Palaungic: *ləŋʋaːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Riang: lɑŋ² wɑʔ²