Where does “ruŋʔ” come from?

ruŋʔ (Proto-Vietic) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋ — river, channel; to fall, to drop off.

Ancestry of “ruŋʔ”, step by step

ruŋʔ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerruŋriver, channel; to fall, to drop off

via Proto-Mon-Khmer ruuŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerruuŋ

via Proto-Mon-Khmer ruəŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerruəŋridge; spine; back; the fall, to drop off

Words derived from “ruŋʔ

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ruŋ