Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/p-luːn

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

Alternative reconstructions

*p-ruːn (Ferlus, 2007)

The Muong reflex suggests *p-ruːn. The modern Northern Vietnamese reflex suggests *p-luːn (> attested Northern Middle Vietnamese blun), while Central-Southern Vietnamese reflex suggests *b-luːn (> unattested non-Northern Middle Vietnamese *blùn).

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)ruun.

Noun

*p-luːn

earthworm

Descendants

Kha Pong: puluːn²
Malieng: pəluːn²
Thavung: maluːn²
Tho:
- Cuối Chăm: pluːn²
Southern Vietic:
- Kri: palṳːn
Viet-Muong:
- Muong: khun
- Proto-Vietnamese:
  - Northern Old Vietnamese:
    - Northern Middle Vietnamese: blun
      - Northern Vietnamese: giun
        → Central Vietnamese: giun
        
        → Southern Vietnamese: giun
  - Central Vietnamese: trùn
  - Southern Vietnamese: trùn
    → Northern Vietnamese: trùn