Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Caliŋa

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saliŋa/

Noun

*Caliŋa

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Descendants

• Proto-Tsouic: *calíŋaɦa
  • Southern Tsouic:
    • Saaroa: calinga
• Western Plains:
  • Thao: lharina
  • Central Western Plains:
    • Babuza: charina
• Northern Formosan:
  • Plains:
    • Pazeh: sangira
• East Formosan:
  • Ami:
    • Amis: tangila
    • Sakizaya: tangila
  • Sirayaic:
    • Siraya: tangira
• Bunun: tainga
• Proto-Rukai: *caLiŋa
  • Rukai: calringa
• Paiwan: calinga
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *taliŋa (see there for further descendants)

References

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