Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kluuŋ

This Proto-Mon-Khmer entry contains reconstructed words 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-Mon-Khmer

Etymology

Proto-Mon-Khmer: *kluuŋ ~ *[k]luəŋ (Shorto, 2006, #735)

Compare Juang aluŋ ("in, inside").

Noun

*kluuŋ

inside, middle

Descendants

Aslian: *kəluəŋ (Phillips, 2012))
- Jahaic
  - Jahai: klɛŋ
- Senoic
  - Semnam: kluoːŋ
Bahnaric: *kluːŋ (“middle, in the middle”) (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
Katuic: *kaluŋ (“inside”) (Sidwell, 2005)
- Bru: kloŋ
- Pacoh: callong, callúng
- Kriang: kaluŋ
Khmeric:
- Khmer: ក្នុង (knong)
Khmuic: *kloːŋ, *klu(ə)ŋ (“middle, inside”) (Sidwell, 2013)
- Khmu:
  - Cuang: kluəŋ
- Phong: kloːŋ
Palaungic: *kluŋ (“belly, middle”) (Sidwell, 2010)
- Riang:
  - Lang: kluŋ¹
  - Sak: kluːŋ¹
Vietic: *k-lɔːŋ (“inside”) (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)