Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pəñu

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*pəñu

  1. turtle
  2. sea turtle

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *pəñu
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Central Maluku:
      • Kei–Tanimbar:
      • Sumba–Flores:
      • Timor–Babar:
        • Leti (Indonesia): enu
        • Luang: eni
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *poñu
        • Admiralty Islands:
          • Eastern:
            • Manus:
              • Eastern Manus:
              • Intermediate:
              • Western Manus:
            • Southeast:
          • Western:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
        • St. Matthias Islands:
          • Mussau-Emira: onu
        • Western Oceanic:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:

Further reading[edit]