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Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/lwaaʔ

This Proto-Mon-Khmer 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-Mon-Khmer

Etymology
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *lwaaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #241)

Compare Santali ᱞᱚᱟ (lôa, “fig”) and Gata' liwa.

Noun

*lwaaʔ

  1. figs

Descendants
  • Khmeric:
    • Old Khmer: lvā
  • Khmuic: *lwaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Monic:
    • Old Mon: lwi
      • Mon: ဝိ (wìˀ)
  • Palaungic: *ləŋʋaːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Riang: lɑŋ² wɑʔ²
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