Reconstruction:Proto-Kra/hŋaꟲ

This Proto-Kra 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-Kra

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Austronesian *buŋa

Noun

*hŋaꟲ

1. flower

Descendants

• Lachi
  • Lachi (Tân Lợi): mjɔ⁴⁵
  • Lachi (Jinchang): mjo³¹
• Gelao
  • Telue
    • Gelao (Niupo): hu⁵⁵ ŋo⁵³
    • Gelao (Judu): hu³⁵ ʔo³¹
  • Hakhi
    • Gelao (Zhenfeng): kəu³⁵ hɯŋ⁴²
    • Gelao (Sanchong): kəw³³ hn̩⁵³
  • Qau
    • Gelao (Dagouchang): ŋkau⁵⁵ u⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Wanzi): ŋkau⁵⁵
  • A'ou
    • Gelao (Bigong): ŋou⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Hongfeng): ŋəu⁴², ŋəu⁴³, ŋkəu⁴²
    • Mulao: ŋo³³
  • Vandu
    • Red Gelao (Vietnam): li⁵⁵ ɣo⁵⁵
• Buyang
  • Buyang (Langjia): ma⁰ ŋa¹¹
  • Paha: ŋa²⁴ (wa³²²)

References

• Ostapirat, Weera (2000) “Proto-Kra”, in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area‎^[1], volume 23, number 1, pages 1-251.
• Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.