Where does “tlắng” come from?

tlắng (Middle Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ.

Ancestry of “tlắng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-laŋʔwhite
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklaŋʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaŋʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-laŋʔ →