Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ləŋən

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

Unknown, probably from affixation of *lima +‎ *-an.

Noun

*ləŋən

forearm; lower arm

Descendants

North Bornean:
- Central Sarawak:
  - Punan:
    - Seru: longon
- Melanau-Kajang
  - Central Melanau: lengen
- North Sarawakan:
  - Apo Duat:
    - Kelabit: lengen
    - Lun Bawang: lengen
  - Kenyah: lengen
- Southwest Sabahan:
  - Dusunic:
    - Central Dusun: hongon
  - Paitanic:
    - Tombonuo: longon
Basap-Barito:
- Basap: lengen
- Kayanic:
  - Kayan-Murik
    - Kayan Mahakam: lengen
    - Baram Kayan: lengen
    - Kayan River Kayan: lengen
    - Murik (Malaysia): lengen
- East Barito:
  - Paku: longun
- West Barito:
  - Ngaju: lenge
Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa:
  - Balinese: lengen
- Malayic:
  - Malay: lengan
    - Indonesian: lengan
- Sundanese: leungeun
Old Javanese: lengen
- Javanese: lengen
Selaru: lena

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*leŋen”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI