Where does “hla” come from?

hla (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric slaː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer slaʔ — leaf.

hla (Bahnar): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “hla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaricslaːleaf
2Proto-Mon-Khmerslaʔleaf
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer slaʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric slaː →