Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Sapuy

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

Etymology

Compare Proto-Kra-Dai *(C)apuj and Ainu アペ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sapuj/

Noun

*Sapuy

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Descendants

• Proto-Tsouic: *apúžu
  • Tsou: puzu
  • Southern Tsouic:
    • Kanakanabu: apulu
• Western Plains:
  • Thao: apuy
  • Central Western Plains:
    • Papora: dzapu
• Northern Formosan:
  • Plains:
    • Saisiyat: hapoy
    • Pazeh: hapuy, hapwi
  • Proto-Atayalic: *hapuy, *hapu-niq
    • Atayal: puniq
• East Formosan:
  • Sirayaic:
    • Siraya: apuy
• Bunun: sapuđ
• Proto-Rukai: *apoy
  • Rukai: apuy, apwi
• Puyuma: apuy
• Paiwan: sapuy
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *hapuy (see there for further descendants)

References

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