Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tAŋgiri

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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋiʀi.

Noun

*tAŋgiri

  1. Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus spp.)

Descendants

  • Iban: tenggiri
  • Malay: tenggiri, tengiri
  • Urak Lawoi': เตอกฺีรี (tegiri)