Reconstruction:Proto-Kra/m-ruᴬ

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 *walu

Numeral

*m-ruᴬ

1. eight

Descendants

• Lachi
  • Lachi (Tân Lợi): bə²³
  • Lachi (Jinchang): ŋuai³¹
• Gelao
  • Hakhi
    • Gelao (Zhenfeng): zau³¹
    • Gelao (Sanchong): ʐaw³¹
  • Qau
    • Gelao (Dagouchang): zua⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Wanzi): vla⁴⁴
  • A'ou
    • Gelao (Bigong): ʑɔ³¹
    • Mulao: ɣau³¹
  • Vandu
    • Red Gelao: wu⁵⁵
• Qabiao: mə⁰ ȥɯ³³
• Laha
  • Laha (Ta Mit): mɐ³³ hu³³
  • Laha (Noong Lay): pɛt²⁴
• Qabiao
  • Qabiao (Phó Là): zư³, mơzư³
• Buyang
  • Buyang (Langjia): ma⁰ ðu³¹²
  • Buyang (Yalang): hraɯ³¹
  • Buyang (Ecun): ma⁰ ðu³³
  • En (Nung Ven): me³³² ru³³
  • Paha: mu³¹

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.