Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ñamuk

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲamuk/

Noun

*ñamuk

mosquito

Synonyms

*lamuk

Descendants

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Central Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Manggarai: namok
  - Talur: namu
  - Tugun: namu
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Oceanic: *ñamuk
Western Malayo-Polynesian:
- Borneo-Philippine:
  - Greater Barito:
    - East Barito:
      - Dusun Malang: nyamuk
      - Malagasy: moka
    - West Barito:
      - Bakumpai: nyamuk
      - Kapuas: nyamuk
      - Ngaju: nyamuk
  - Land Dayak:
    - Bekati': nyamu'
  - North Borneo:
    - Central Sarawak:
      - Melanau:
        Central Melanau: nyamok
        Kanowit: nyamuk
- Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands:
  - Simeulue: namog
- Sunda-Sulawesi:
  - Malayo-Sumbawan:
    - Malayic: *ñamuk
      - Iban: nyamok
      - Malay: nyamuk