Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/ɓɔːjʔ

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

Unclear. A similar form is found in Proto-Katuic *ɓɔɔj (“salt”).

Noun

*ɓɔːjʔ

1. salt

Descendants

• Arem: bɑːjʔ
• Chứt:
  • Rục: bɔːj³
  • Sách: bɔːj³
• Pong: *bɔːj³ (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Liha: bɔːj
  • Phong: bɔːj
  • Toum: bɔːj
• Maleng:
  • Kha Pong: bɔːj³
• Tho: bɒːj³
• Thavung: bɔːj³
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong:
    • Bi: bỏi
    • Hoa Binh: vỏi
  • Middle Vietnamese: 𪉴 (múôi), 𪉥 (múôi), 𫜈 (múôi)
    • Vietnamese: muối
      • North Central Vietnamese: mói
  • Nguôn: vói