Where does “plei” come from?

plei (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric plaj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer pləjʔ — fruit.

plei (Bahnar): fruit

Definitions

  1. fruit

Ancestry of “plei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaricplajfruit
2Proto-Mon-Khmerpləjʔfruit
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer pləjʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric plaj →
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