Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/quraŋ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qudaŋ.

Noun

*quraŋ

  1. shrimp; crayfish; lobster

Descendants

  • Central Pacific:
    • Fijian: ura
    • Proto-Polynesian: *qura (see there for further descendants)
    • Rotuman: ura
    • Western Fijian: ura
  • Micronesian:
    • Chuukese: wúúr
    • Pohnpeian: uhr
    • Woleaian: iur
  • Southeast Solomonic:
  • Southern Oceanic:
  • Western Oceanic:
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