Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/aNay

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

Noun

*aNay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alʲaj/

Noun

*aNay

  1. insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Descendants

  • Kulon-Pazeh: alay
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *anay (see there for further descendants)
  • Puyuma: ayan m
  • Thao: ayaz m

Further reading

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