Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/
naŋuy
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
From
Proto-Austronesian
*Naŋuy
.
Alternative forms
*laŋuy
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/naŋuj/
Verb
*naŋuy
(
intransitive
)
to
swim
Descendants
Proto-Philippine:
*naŋúy
Ibaloi:
nangoy
Chamorro:
nangu
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Timor-Babar
Tetum:
nani