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Reconstruction:Proto-Koreanic/tàLá

This Proto-Koreanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
 This Proto-Koreanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Koreanic

Noun

*tàLá

  1. the common reed (Phragmites communis)

Descendants
  • Middle Korean: 달〯 (tǎl)
    • Korean: 달 (dal)
  • → Old Japanese: たら (tara, “smartweed”)

References
  • Vovin, Alexander (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-Evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin‎, University of Hawai’i Press, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 114
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