Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/p-luːn

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *p-ruːn (Ferlus, 2007)

The Muong reflex suggests *p-ruːn. The modern Northern Vietnamese reflex suggests *p-luːn (> attested Northern Middle Vietnamese blun), while Central-Southern Vietnamese reflex suggests *b-luːn (> unattested non-Northern Middle Vietnamese *blùn).

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)ruun.

Noun

*p-luːn

1. earthworm

Descendants

• Kha Pong: puluːn²
• Malieng: pəluːn²
• Thavung: maluːn²
• Tho:
  • Cuối Chăm: pluːn²
• Southern Vietic:
  • Kri: palṳːn
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: khun
  • Proto-Vietnamese:
    • Northern Old Vietnamese:
      • Northern Middle Vietnamese: blun
        • Northern Vietnamese: giun

          → Central Vietnamese: giun

          → Southern Vietnamese: giun

    • Central Vietnamese: trùn
    • Southern Vietnamese: trùn

      → Northern Vietnamese: trùn