Where does “roi” come from?

roi (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric *rɔːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruj — fly.

roi (Bahnar): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “roi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaric*rɔːjfly, housefly
2Proto-Mon-Khmerrujfly
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruj →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric *rɔːj →