Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/pʔus

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: *pʔus ~ *pʔuus (Shorto, 2006)

Noun

*pʔus

1. guava

Descendants

• Bahnaric:
  • Koho: pö'ous (“guava”)
• Katuic:
  • Katu: ʔɔːj
• Khmuic:
  • Khsing-Mul: ʔuj
• Pakanic:
  • Mang: ʔuːj⁶
• Proto-Vietic: *k-ʔoːs
  • Viet-Muong:
    • Vietnamese: ổi (“guava”)
      • → Bahnar: ôi (“guava”)
    • Muong: ối
  • Central Vietic:
    • Rục: kăʔoːl⁴