Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/b-luː

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

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ml(əw) (“betel”).

Noun

*b-luː

1. betel

Descendants

• Chứt:
  • Arem: ulɐ̀w
  • Sách: pluː²
  • Rục: plùː
• Maleng:
  • Bo: pluː²
• Thavung: pəluː²
• Tho:
  • Lang Lo: ʐuː²
• Pong: *pluː² (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Liha: plow²
  • Toum: plow²
  • Phong: pʰuː²
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: trù, tlù
  • Middle Vietnamese: 𣞾 (blàu)
    • Vietnamese: trầu
      • Northern Vietnamese: giầu
      • North Central Vietnamese: trù