Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/pləjʔ

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: *pləjʔ (Shorto, 2006, #1524)

Noun

*pləjʔ

fruit

Descendants

Aslian: *pəlɛɛʔ (Phillips, 2012)
- Jahaic:
  - Cheq Wong: [pəloʔ]
- Senoic:
  - Semai: pele
  - Temiar: pala
- Semelaic:
  - Semelai: [pəleːh]
Bahnaric: *plaj (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
Katuic: *palaj (Sidwell, 2005)
- Pacoh: culay
- Ta'Oi: [palaj]
- Katu: [palɛː]
- Bru: [plaj ~ palaj]
Khmeric:
- Khmer: ផ្លែ (phlae)
Khmuic: *pleʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
- Khmu: [pleʔ]
- Khsing-Mul: [pleː]
- Mlabri: [pleʔ]
- Thin: [phlɛʔ]
Mangic:
- Mang: [pløː¹]
Palaungic: *pleeʔ (Sidwell, 2010)
- Palaung: plē
- Riang: [plɛʔ¹]
- Danaw: [plɪ¹]
- Lawa: [plɛiʔ ~ pləiʔ]
Pearic: *pliː (Headley, 1985)
- Chong: [pʰliː]
- Pear: [plej]
Vietic: *p-leːʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)