Proto-Austric: *lVŋ
Meaning: field, land
Proto-Austroasiatic: *lVŋ Austroasiatic meaning: field, land
Miao-Yao parallels: Yao liŋ.3 paddy field, low land irrigated rice field;liaŋ.4 mountain fields which are not yet under cultivation
Proto-Thai: plɛ:ŋ.A a plot of land
Notes: May be < ST.