Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/k-raːw

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

May be influenced by a Kra-Dai substrate. Compare Proto-Tai *t.naːwᴬ (“star”), whence Thai ดาว (daao), Shan လၢဝ် (lǎao), Ahom 𑜓𑜧 (daw) and Proto-Hlai *ɾaːw (“star”).

Noun

*k-raːw

star

Descendants

Tho:
- Cuối Chăm: kʰraːw¹
- Làng Lỡ: ʂaːw¹
Viet-Muong:
- Muong: khao
- Middle Vietnamese: 𣋀, 𣇟, 𤚧 (ſao)
  - Vietnamese: sao

References

De Rhodes, Alexandre (1651), “ſao”, Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.

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