Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/lwaaʔ

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: *lwaaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #241)

Compare Santali ᱞᱚᱟ (lôa, “fig”) and Gata' [liwa].

Noun

*lwaaʔ

figs

Descendants

Khmeric:
- Old Khmer: lvā
  - Khmer: ល្វា (lviə)
Khmuic: *lwaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
Monic:
- Old Mon: lwi
  - Mon: ဝိ (wìˀ)
Palaungic: *waʔ (Sidwell, 2010)
- Riang: [waʔ²]