Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/rwaːjʔ

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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

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  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *rwaːjʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA163)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *rwaaj (Shorto, 2006)

Noun

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*rwaːjʔ

  1. tiger, large felid

It is unknown whether the sense of “soul”, “spirit” was present at the Proto-Mon-Khmer stage or was a later development. Either way, this root reflects the animistic lifestyle of the early Mon-Khmer-speaking peoples.

Descendants

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  • Aslian: *rəwaay (soul, spirit) (Phillips, 2012)
    • Temiar: reiwai
    • Semai: ruwaay
  • Bahnaric:
  • Proto-Katuic: *rwaaj (soul, spirit) (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Khmeric:
  • Proto-Khmuic: *rwaːj (tiger) (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: rwaːj
    • Mlabri: rwaːj
  • Proto-Palaungic: *rəʋaːj (tiger) (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Palaung:
    • Plang:
      • Man Noi: kà.vàj
    • Lamet: rəwaːj
    • Riang: rᵊwaj²
  • Proto-Pearic: *rəvaːj (Headley, 1985)
    • Chong: rəwaj ~ rəwɤ̤ːj
  • Proto-Vietic: *r-vaːjʔ (soul, spirit) (Ferlus, 2007)
    • Arem: vaːjʔ
    • Chut:
      • Rục: vaːj³
      • Sách: vaːj³
    • Kri: rʋaːjʔ
    • Maleng: rəvɐːj⁴
    • Tho
      • Cuoi Cham: vaːj³
    • Viet-Muong: