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Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ruj

This Proto-Mon-Khmer entry contains reconstructed words 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: *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (Shorto, 2006, #1534)

Cognate with Santali ᱨᱳ (ro, “fly”).

Noun

*ruj

  1. fly

Descendants
  • Aslian: *ruəy (Phillips, 2012)
    • Semelaic:
      • Semelai: [rɔj]
    • Senoic
      • Semai: roi
      • Temiar: rewai
  • Bahnaric: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Katuic: *ʔarɔɔj (Sidwell, 2005)
    • Bru: [rṳaj]
    • Kui: [ʔarṳaj]
    • Ngeq: [rɔːj]
    • Ong: [rɔɔ̰j]
    • Pacoh: riroi
  • Khmeric
  • Khmuic: *rɔːj (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: [rɔːj]
    • Mlabri: [rɔːj]
    • O'du: [ruːj]
  • Monic: *ruuj (Diffloth, 1984)
    • Mon: ရဲု
  • Nicobaric: *ɹuːj (Sidwell, 2018)
    • Car: ṛūöi
    • Central Nicobaric:
      • Nancowry: yūe
  • Palaungic: *rɔɔj (Sidwell, 2010)
    • Danaw: [ʰruj⁴]
    • Lawa:
      • of Bo Luang: [roi]
      • of Umpai: [rua]
    • Riang:
      • of Lang: [ruəj²]
      • of Sak: [ruaj²]
  • Pearic: *rɔːj (Headley, 1985)
    • Chong:
      • of Chantaburi: [ɾɔ̤ːˀj]
    • Kasong: [roːj]
    • Pear: [roːˀj]
  • Vietic: *m-rɔːj (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)
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