Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/viːt

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

Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin: compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and also Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Be *ɓitᴰ¹.

Noun

*viːt

1. duck

Descendants

• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: wit
  • Nguôn: vịt
  • Middle Vietnamese: 鴨 (uịt), 𩿠 (uịt), 𪆧 (uịt)
    • Vietnamese: vịt