Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hiu(ʔ)

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Noun

*hiu(ʔ)

  1. shark

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: iyu'
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Banjarese: hiu
    • Malay: hiu, yu
      • Indonesian: hiu
    • Brunei Malay: yu
    • Kedah Malay: yu
    • Central Malay: iu
    • Minangkabau: iu
    • Negeri Sembilan Malay: yu
    • Pattani Malay: ยู (yu)
    • Urak Lawoi': ฮยู (hyu)

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qiSu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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