Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/lwaaʔ

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: *lwaaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #241)

Compare Santali ᱞᱚᱟ (lôa, “fig”) and Gata' liwa.

Noun

*lwaaʔ

1. figs

Descendants

• Khmeric:
  • Old Khmer: lvā
    • Khmer: ល្វា (lviə)
• Khmuic: *lwaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: lwi
    • Mon: ဝိ (wìˀ)
• Palaungic: *ləŋʋaːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Riang: lɑŋ² wɑʔ²