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

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Alternative reconstructions

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  • *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

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

Noun

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*p-luːn

  1. earthworm

Descendants

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  • 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