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Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ

→ Acehnese kruëng (cognate)
→ Bahnar krong (inherited)
→ Tibetan ལུང་པ (cognate)
→ Tibetan ཀླུང (cognate)
→ Mon ကြုၚ် (inherited)
→ Muong không (inherited)
→ Burmese ချောင်း (cognate)
→ Burmese ချောက် (cognate)
→ Pacoh cruang (inherited)
→ Tavoyan ခ္လောင်း (derived)
→ Vietnamese sông (inherited)
→ Vietnamese rụng (inherited)
→ Chinese 江 (borrowed)