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This Proto-Vietic 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.
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Proto-Vietic
Etymology
From Proto-Austroasiatic *mɔːs (“mosquito, gnat”).
Noun
*mɔːs
- mosquito, gnat
Descendants
- Maleng:
- Kha Pong: mɔːj⁵⁶
- Bro: mɒːjʔ
- Tho:
- Cuoi Cham: mɔːl⁶
- Lang Lo: muoj⁴
- Viet-Muong:
- Muong: mõi
- Proto-Vietnamese:
- Northern Vietnamese: muỗi
- North Central Vietnamese: mõi, mọi
- Southern Vietnamese: muỗi