Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/roaj

Etymology

 * Proto-Austroasiatic: *roaj (Sidwell, 2024, #AA028)
 * Proto-Mon-Khmer: *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (Shorto, 2006, #1534)

This word is often found in a compound with the meaning of "birthmark" or "mole" in descendant languages (cf., , , ʔiək rɔːj).

Noun

 * 1) fly (insect)

Descendants

 * Aslian: *ruəy (Phillips, 2012)
 * Semelaic:
 * Semelai: rɔj
 * Senoic
 * Temiar:
 * (Sidwell, 2011)
 * (Sidwell, 2005)
 * Bru: rṳaj
 * Kui: ʔarṳaj
 * Ngeq: rɔːj
 * Ong:	rɔɔ̰j
 * Khmeric
 * Khmuic: (Sidwell, 2013)
 * Khmu: rɔːj
 * Mlabri: rɔːj
 * O'du: ruːj
 * Monic: *ruuj (Diffloth, 1984)
 * Munda:
 * North Munda:
 * Nicobaric: *ɹuːj (Sidwell, 2018)
 * Central Nicobaric:
 * Nancowry:
 * (Sidwell, 2015)
 * Danaw: ʰruj⁴
 * Lawa:
 * of Bo Luang: roi
 * of Umpai: rua
 * Riang:
 * of Lang: ruəj²
 * of Sak: ruaj²
 * (Headley, 1985)
 * Chong:
 * of Chantaburi: ɾɔ̤ːˀj
 * Kasong: roːj
 * Pear: roːˀj
 * (Ferlus, 2007)
 * (Headley, 1985)
 * Chong:
 * of Chantaburi: ɾɔ̤ːˀj
 * Kasong: roːj
 * Pear: roːˀj
 * (Ferlus, 2007)