Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/ɣuqaɬay

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣuqaɬaj/

Noun

*ɣuqaɬay

male

Descendants

Formosan
- Paiwan: uqalay
Malayo-Polynesian: *ʀuqanay
- Bornean
  - North Bornean
    - North Sarawakan
      - Bintulu: manay
- Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian
  - Western Malayo-Polynesian
    - Sunda-Sulawesi
      - Palauan: sechal
      - Moken: kanai
      - Malayo-Sumbawan
        Bali-Sasak
        Balinese: mwani, moani
  - Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    - Manggarai: rona
    - Sumba-Flores
      - Sumba Island
        Anakalangu: moni
    - Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
      - Oceanic: *ʀuqane
        Western Oceanic
        North New Guinean
        Amara: tamane
        Papuan Tip
        Motu: maruane
        Central Pacific
        East Fijian
        Polynesian
        Tongic
        Tongan: -ngaʻane (“male, in compounds”)

References

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *ʀuqaNay