Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/lwa(ː)ʔ

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 This Proto-Austroasiatic 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-Austroasiatic

Etymology

  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *lwa(ː)ʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA160)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *lwaaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #241)

Compare Santali ᱞᱚᱟ (lôa, “fig”) and Gata' liwa.

Noun

*lwa(ː)ʔ

  1. fig tree
  2. figs

Descendants

  • Khmeric:
    • Old Khmer: lvā
  • Khmuic: *lwaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Monic:
  • Palaungic: *ləŋʋaːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Riang: lɑŋ² wɑʔ²
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