Bahnar kla

← Halang klìa (cognate)

← Khasi khla (cognate)

← Khmer ខ្លា (cognate)

← Koho kliu (cognate)

← Proto-Bahnaric *klaː₁ (inherited)

← Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaʔ (inherited)

← Mon ကၠ (cognate)

← Pacoh cula (cognate)

→ Mon ကၠ (cognate)

→ Pnar khla (cognate)

→ Vietnamese khái (cognate)