Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ruj

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: *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (Shorto, 2006, #1534)

Cognate with Santali ᱨᱳ (ro, “fly”).

Noun

*ruj

fly

Descendants

Aslian: *ruəy (Phillips, 2012)
- Semelaic:
  - Semelai: [rɔj]
- Senoic
  - Semai: roi
  - Temiar: rewai
Bahnaric: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
Katuic: *ʔarɔɔj (Sidwell, 2005)
- Bru: [rṳaj]
- Kui: [ʔarṳaj]
- Ngeq: [rɔːj]
- Ong: [rɔɔ̰j]
- Pacoh: riroi
Khmeric
- Khmer: រុយ (ruy)
Khmuic: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2013)
- Khmu: [rɔːj]
- Mlabri: [rɔːj]
- O'du: [ruːj]
Monic: *ruuj (Diffloth, 1984)
- Mon: ရဲု
Nicobaric: *ɹuːj (Sidwell, 2018)
- Car: ṛūöi
- Central Nicobaric:
  - Nancowry: yūe
Palaungic: *rɔɔj (Sidwell, 2010)
- Danaw: [ʰruj⁴]
- Lawa:
  - of Bo Luang: [roi]
  - of Umpai: [rua]
- Riang:
  - of Lang: [ruəj²]
  - of Sak: [ruaj²]
Pearic: *rɔːj (Headley, 1985)
- Chong:
  - of Chantaburi: [ɾɔ̤ːˀj]
- Kasong: [roːj]
- Pear: [roːˀj]
Vietic: *m-rɔːj (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)