Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Caŋis

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms 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): /t͡saŋiç/

Verb

*Caŋis

  1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Descendants

  • Amis: tangic, tumangic
  • Bunun: tangis
  • Kanakanabu: tumangi, tumatangi
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *taŋis (see there for further descendants)
  • Paiwan: tsangitj, tsmangitj
  • Puyuma: ʈangis, maʈangis, ʈemaʈangis
  • Saaroa: tumangi, tumatangi
  • Siraya: tangi, tmangi
  • Thao: canit, cmanit