Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/briːʔ

Etymology 1

 * Proto-Mon-Khmer: *briiʔ (Shorto, 2006, #180).

Noun

 * 1) sky
 * 2) rain

Descendants

 * (Sidwell, 2005)
 * Khasic: *bri (Sidwell, 2012)
 * Lyngngam: brɛj
 * Middle Mon: bray
 * Modern
 * Nyah Kur: phrə̀j
 * (Sidwell, 2013)
 * (Ferlus, 2007)
 * (Ferlus, 2007)

Etymology 2

 * Proto-Austroasiatic: *briːʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA014)
 * Proto-Mon-Khmer: *briiʔ (Shorto, 2006, #181)

Compare.

Noun

 * 1) forest
 * 2) wilderness

Descendants

 * (Phillips, 2012)
 * Jah Hut: bəriʔ
 * Jahaic:
 * Cheq Wong: brɛʔ
 * Semelaic:
 * Mah Meri: mbɘri, mɘri
 * Semaq Beri: beri
 * Semelai: bri
 * (Sidwell, 2011)
 * Khasic:
 * Khmeric:
 * (Sidwell, 2013)
 * Khmu:
 * Cuang: briʔ
 * Yuan: prìʔ
 * Mangic:
 * (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Angkuic:
 * Hu: pʁíʔ
 * Lametic:
 * Nkris: riːʔ
 * Waic:
 * Blang: pʰríʔ
 * (Headley, 1985)
 * Kasong: pri̤ː
 * Pear: pri
 * Waic:
 * Blang: pʰríʔ
 * (Headley, 1985)
 * Kasong: pri̤ː
 * Pear: pri