Where does “bri” come from?

bri (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric *briː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ — sky; rain; forest.

bri (Bahnar): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “bri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaric*briː—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric *briː →
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