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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
  • Khmuic: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: rɔːj
    • Mlabri: rɔːj
    • O'du: ruːj
  • Monic: *ruuj (Diffloth, 1984)
  • 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)
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