Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qanilaw

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

Noun

*qanilaw

any tree of genus Grewia

Descendants

Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Cagayan Valley
    - Isnag: alináw
  - Meso-Cordilleran
    - Kankanaey: alínew
- Greater Central Philippine
  - Central Philippine
    - Cebuano: anílaw
      - >? Tagalog: anilaw
    - Aklanon: anílaw
  - Danao
    - Maranao: anilaw
- South Mindanao
  - Tboli: knilaw
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: nilau
    - > Indonesian: nilau (inherited)
  - Minangkabau: andilau
    - → Indonesian: andilau
Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Bima: rino
- Sumba–Flores
  - Komodo: nila
  - Manggarai: nila
  - Rembong: nila
- Kei–Tanimbar
  - Kei: nil
- Timoric
  - Bilba: lino
- Central Maluku
  - Buru (Indonesia): nila

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qanilaw.