Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/kenja

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Alternative reconstructions

*kesa

Noun

*kenja

blood

Descendants

Madang:
- Southern Adelbert:
  - Sirva: kaja
Asmat-Kamoro: *ese (Proto-Asmat-Kamoro)

References

Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. →ISBN.