Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/p-rah

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

Although Ferlus (2007) reconstructed the proto-form *p-rah, Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰrɐː⁶ (as in nɛːŋ¹ kʰrɐː⁶ ("milk tooth")) likely implies *g-rah or *k-rah instead.

Noun

*p-rah

1. milk

Descendants

• Tho:
  • Cuối Chăm: kʰrɐː⁶
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong:
    • Muong Bi: khã
  • Nguôn: rả
  • Vietnamese: sữa

    → Tho [Cuối Chăm]: sɨa⁶

    → Tho [Làng Lỡ]: ʂɨa⁵⁶