Proto-Austric: *tVʔn
Meaning: forest, field
Proto-Austroasiatic: *tVŋ Austroasiatic meaning: field
Munda parallels: ṭɔŋḍaŋ thick forest, be thick and shady
Proto-Austronesian: *qutan 'wild plants, bush', *tuan 'forest' (?+ Mal padang plains, field)
Proto-Thai: duŋ.B field, plain
References: Ben 296, Peiros 1998, 97 compare Kd *[tr]VlB 'jungle' ??