Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/taŋga

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

*taŋga

rung of a ladder
runged ladder

Descendants

Philippine
- Central Philippine
  - Bikol Central: tángga
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Batak
  - Toba Batak: tangga
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Proto-Malayic: *taŋga(ʔ)
  - Banjarese: tangga
  - Kendayan: taŋɡaʔ
  - Ibanic
    - Iban: taŋᶢaʔ
    - Keninjal: taŋaʔ
    - Mualang: taŋᶢaʔ
    - Seberuang: taŋᶢaʔ
  - Nuclear Malayic
    - Malay: tangga
      - Indonesian: tangga
    - Brunei Malay: tangga
    - Central Malay: tanggo
    - Minangkabau: tanggo
    - Pattani Malay: ตาง̱อ (taŋᶢɔ)
  - Urak Lawoi': ตางา (tanga)
Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Sumba–Flores
  - Kambera: tangga

References

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