Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/ɓǝlʔ

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

Adverb

*ɓǝlʔ

1. how many, how much

Descendants

• Chut:
  • Rục: bǝl³
• Kri: ɓǝlʔ
• Proto-Pong: *bil³
  • Liha: bɔn
  • Phong: bil
  • Toum: bʌl
• Tho:
  • Cuối Chăm: bʌj³ (loan or contaminated)
• Viet-Muong:
  • Middle Vietnamese: 某 (mấy), 貝 (mấy), 買 (mấy), 𫣿 (mấy)
    • Vietnamese: mấy