Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/briːʔ

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This Proto-Austroasiatic 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-Austroasiatic

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Etymology 1

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  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *briiʔ (Shorto, 2006, #180).

Noun

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*briːʔ

  1. sky
  2. rain
Descendants
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  • Proto-Katuic: *brii (rain lightly) (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Khasic: *bri (Sidwell, 2012)
    • Lyngngam: brɛj
  • Old Mon: brey (/⁠brɔy⁠/)
    • Middle Mon: bray
    • Nyah Kur: phrə̀j
  • Proto-Khmuic: *briʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Proto-Vietic: *b-ləːj (sky) (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)

See also

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Etymology 2

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  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *briːʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA014)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *briiʔ (Shorto, 2006, #181)

Compare Santali: ᱵᱤᱨ (bir).

Noun

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*briːʔ

  1. forest
  2. wilderness
Descendants
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  • Proto-Aslian: *bəriʔ (Phillips, 2012)
    • Jah Hut: bəriʔ
    • Jahaic:
      • Cheq Wong: brɛʔ
    • Semelaic:
      • Mah Meri: mbɘri, mɘri
      • Semaq Beri: beri
      • Semelai: bri
  • Proto-Bahnaric: *briː (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Khasic:
  • Khmeric:
  • Proto-Khmuic: *briʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu:
      • Cuang: briʔ
      • Yuan: prìʔ
  • Mangic:
  • Proto-Palaungic: *briːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Angkuic:
      • Hu: pʁíʔ
    • Lametic:
      • Nkris: riːʔ
    • Waic:
      • Blang: pʰríʔ
  • Proto-Pearic: *briː (Headley, 1985)
    • Kasong: pri̤ː
    • Pear: pri