Where does “kla” come from?

kla (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric klaː₁, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

kla (Bahnar): tiger

Definitions

  1. tiger

Ancestry of “kla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaricklaː₁—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric klaː₁ →