Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tuqəlaŋ

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 *CuqəlaN.

Noun

*tuqəlaŋ

  1. bone (component of a skeleton)

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • East Barito:
    • Malagasy: taolana
  • Proto-Philippine: *tuqlaŋ
  • Chamorro: to'lang
  • Land Dayak
    • Bau Bidayuh: turang
  • Proto-Malayic: *tulaŋ (see there for further descendants)
  • Sundanese: tulang