Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/pahəku

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This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

  • Proto-Austronesian: *pahəku (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*pahəku

  1. bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum.

Descendants[edit]

  • East Formosan
    • Amis: paheko, pahko^
    • Sakizaya: pahku
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *paku

Further reading[edit]

  • Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition[1]
  • Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications