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

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

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