Where does “teh” come from?

teh (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric t(n)ɛh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁iʔ.

teh (Bahnar): earth, ground; dirt

Definitions

  1. earth, ground; dirt

Ancestry of “teh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnarict(n)ɛh—
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₁iʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁iʔ →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric t(n)ɛh →
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