Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/slaʔ
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This Proto-Mon-Khmer 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-Mon-Khmer
Etymology
- Proto-Mon-Khmer: *slaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #230)
The word was loaned into many Sino-Tibetan languages, such as Nuosu ꆿ (lat, “tea”), Naxi leil (“tea”), S'gaw Karen လၣ် (là, “leaf”), as well as Chinese 茶 (chá) (most likely through a Loloish source).
Cognate with Gata' uliaˀ ("leaf").
Noun
*slaʔ