Where does “lung” come from?

lung (Drung) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ — stone.

lung (Drung): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “lung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerluŋabove, on
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*rV-luŋstone
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer luŋ →
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