Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/p-rah

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.

Proto-Vietic

Etymology

Although Ferlus (2007) reconstructed the proto-form *p-rah, Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰrɐː⁶ likely implies *g-rah or *k-rah instead.

Noun

*p-rah

  1. milk

Descendants

  • Tho:
    • Cuối Chăm: kʰrɐː⁶ (as in nɛːŋ¹ kʰrɐː⁶ ("milk tooth"))
  • Viet-Muong:
    • Muong:
    • Nguôn: rả
    • Vietnamese:
      • Old Northern: 𫶷 (= 巴 (MC pae) + 呂 (MC ljoX)), 𱜗 (= 巨 (MC gjoX) + 呂 (MC ljoX)) (Phật thuyết, c. 12th cent.)
      • North Central: trã/trạ, sã
      • Southern: sữa
      • → Tho:
        • Cuối Chăm: sɨa⁶
        • Làng Lỡ: ʂɨa⁵⁶
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