Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/d₂luuŋ

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: *d₂luuŋ ~ *d₂luŋ ~ *d₂luəŋ ~ *d₂ləŋ (Shorto, 2006, #747)

Perhaps a derivate of Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋ(h) ~ *luuŋ(h) ~ *ləŋ(h) (“to hollow, excavate, bore”). According to Sidwell (2006), Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-lawŋ (“boat”) may be borrowed from this root.

Noun

*d₂luuŋ

1. boat

Descendants

• Khasic: *lɛɛŋ (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: lieng
• Proto-Bahnaric: *pluŋ (< *d₂pluŋ) (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Central Bahnaric
    • Bahnar: plŭng
  • South Bahnaric
    • Sre: plung
    • Mnong: plung
• Proto-Palaungic: *-lɔːŋ (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Palaung-Riang
    • Riang: cənluaŋ
  • Waic
    • Lawa (Umphai): ʔloŋ
• Khmuic
  • Khmu: ຈລອງ (clɔːŋ)
• Monic
  • Old Mon: dluṅ
    • Middle Mon: gluṅ
      • Modern Mon: ဂၠုၚ် (klɜ̀ŋ)
• >? Old Javanese: joṅ
  • > Javanese: ꦗꦺꦴꦁ (jong) (inherited)
    • → Malay: jong
      • > Indonesian: jung (inherited)

Synonyms

• *ɗuuk ~ *ɗuk
• *kɓaŋ