Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/k-raːw

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

May be influenced by a Kra-Dai substrate. Compare Proto-Tai *t.naːwᴬ (“star”), whence Thai ดาว (daao), Shan လၢဝ် (lǎao), Ahom 𑜓𑜧 (daw) and Proto-Hlai *ɾaːw (“star”).

Noun

*k-raːw

1. star

Descendants

• Tho:
  • Cuối Chăm: kʰraːw¹
  • Làng Lỡ: ʂaːw¹
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: khao
  • Middle Vietnamese: 𣋀, 𣇟, 𤚧 (ſao)
    • Vietnamese: sao

References

• Alexandre de Rhodes (1651) “ſao”, in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (in Middle Vietnamese, Latin, and Portuguese), Rome: Propaganda Fide