Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/quluh

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): /ʔulu/, /qulu/

Noun

*quluh

  1. head (part of the body)

Descendants

  • Northern Formosan
    • Northwest Formosan
      • Saisiyat: ta'oeloeh
    • Western Plains
  • East Formosan
  • Rukaic
    • >? Rukai: aulru
  • ? Puyuma: tranguru
  • Paiwan: qulu
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qulu (see there for further descendants)
  • Biao: ha⁶ lo⁵
  • ? Chinese: 骷髏 / 骷髅 (kūlóu)
  • ? Proto-Tai: *krawꟲ

References

  • Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *quluh.
  • Laurent Sagart. A model of the origin of Kra-Dai tones. Cahiers de Linguistique Asie Orientale, 2019, 48 (1), pp.9. 10.1163/19606028-04801004 . hal-02179092