Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/viːt

This Proto-Vietic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alves (2015) suggests a Proto-Tai origin: compare Proto-Tai *pitᴰ, and also Proto-Hlai *ɓit, Proto-Ong-Be *ɓitD1.

Noun

*viːt

duck

Descendants

Viet-Muong:
- Muong: wit
- Nguôn: vịt
- Middle Vietnamese: 鴨 (uịt), 𩿠 (uịt), 𪆧 (uịt)
  - Vietnamese: vịt