Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hari-mauŋ

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-maquŋ.

Noun

*hari-mauŋ

  1. tiger

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: remaung
  • Malay: harimau, rimau (apheresis)
    • > Indonesian: harimau (inherited)
    • → Cebuano: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
    • → Maranao: harimaw
    • → Maguindanao: arimaw
    • → Tagalog: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
    • → Tausug: halimaw
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