Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ruj

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: *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (Shorto, 2006, #1534)

This word is often found in a compound with the meaning of "birthmark" or "mole" in descendant languages (cf. Khmer ប្រជ្រុយ (prɑcruy), Vietnamese mụt ruồi, nốt ruồi, Khmu ʔiək rɔːj).

Cognate with Santali ᱨᱳ (ro, “fly”).

Noun

*ruj

1. fly

Descendants

• Aslian: *ruəy (Phillips, 2012)
  • Semelaic:
    • Semelai: rɔj
  • Senoic
    • Semai: rooy
    • Temiar: rewai
• Proto-Bahnaric: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *ʔarɔɔj (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Bru: rṳaj
  • Kui: ʔarṳaj
  • Ngeq: rɔːj
  • Ong: rɔɔ̰j
  • Pacoh: riroi
• Khmeric
  • Khmer: រុយ (ruy)
• Khmuic: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: rɔːj
  • Mlabri: rɔːj
  • O'du: ruːj
• Monic: *ruuj (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Mon: ရဲု
• Nicobaric: *ɹuːj (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Car Nicobarese: ṛūöi
  • Central Nicobaric:
    • Nancowry: yūe
• Proto-Palaungic: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Danaw: ʰruj⁴
  • Lawa:
    • of Bo Luang: roi
    • of Umpai: rua
  • Riang:
    • of Lang: ruəj²
    • of Sak: ruaj²
• Proto-Pearic: *rɔːj (Headley, 1985)
  • Chong:
    • of Chantaburi: ɾɔ̤ːˀj
  • Kasong: roːj
  • Pear: roːˀj
• Proto-Vietic: *m-rɔːj (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)