Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/b-luː

This Proto-Vietic 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-Vietic

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ml(əw) (“betel”).

Noun

*b-luː

betel

Descendants

Chứt:
- Arem: ulɐ̀w
- Sách: pluː²
- Rục: plùː
Maleng:
- Bo: pluː²
Thavung: pəluː²
Tho:
- Lang Lo: ʐuː²
Pong: *pluː² (Ferlus, 2007)
- Liha: plow²
- Toum: plow²
- Phong: pʰuː²
Viet-Muong:
- Muong: trù, tlù
- Middle Vietnamese: 𣞾 (blàu)
  - Vietnamese: trầu
    - Northern Vietnamese: giầu
    - North Central Vietnamese: trù