Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/ɓɨǝp

This Proto-Vietic 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-Vietic

Etyomology

Compare Thai บวบ (bùuap) and Shan မၢၵ်ႇမူပ်ႇ (màakmùup).

Noun

*ɓɨǝp

1. loofah

Descendants

• Pong: *bɨəp⁷ (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Toum: biɛp
• Tho:
  • Lang Lo: mɨəp⁷
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: puôp
  • Middle Vietnamese: 柉 (mướp), 𦲾 (mướp)
    • Vietnamese: mướp