Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kuSkuS

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): /kuskus/

Noun

*kuSkuS

  1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants

  • Bunun: kuskus
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *kukuh (see there for further descendants)
  • Thao: kuku
  • Proto-Atayalic:

Further reading

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