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Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/t₁luəjʔ

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: *t₁luujʔ[] ~ *t₁luəjʔ (Shorto, 2006, #1523)

Borrowed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRutay. Compare Proto-Tai *kluəjꟲ (“banana”), whence Thai กล้วย (glûai), Lao ກ້ວຍ (kuāi), Zhuang gyoij.

Noun

*t₁luəjʔ[1]

  1. banana

Descendants
  • Proto-Aslian: *tlɛɛj (Shorto, 2006)
    • Senoic:
      • Semai: telèy
      • Semnam: tluːj
      • Temiar: telui
  • Proto-Khmuic: *tlɔːj (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: təlɔ́ːy
    • Mal: khluaj
  • Mangic:
    • Proto-Pakanic:
      • Bolyu: tɕuːi⁵⁵
  • Nicobaric:
    • Southern Nicobarese: təluːi
  • Proto-Palaungic: *klɔːj (Sidwel, 2015)
    • Palaung: kluəy

References
  1. Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 1523. p. 408
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