Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/p-luːn

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Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/p-luːn

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

• Proto-Vietic: *p-luːn ~ *p-ruːn (Ferlus, 2007)

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)ruun.

Muong reflex suggests *p-ruːn, while both Vietnamese reflex suggest *p-luːn.

Noun

*p-luːn

1. earthworm

Descendants

• Kha Pong: [puluːn²]
• Malieng: [pəluːn²]
• Thavung: [maluːn²]
• Tho:
  • Cuối Chăm: [pluːn²]
• Southern Vietic:
  • Kri: [palṳːn]
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: khun
  • Middle Vietnamese: 𧉙 (giun, trùn), 蝩 (trùn), 𧑒 (giun)
    • Vietnamese: giun, trùn