Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/daNum

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

Bears superficial resemblance Proto-Austroasiatic *ɗaːkʔ (“water”). Note stronger resemblance to Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daʎum/

Noun

*daNum

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

• Amis: nanom
• Chamorro: hånom
• Hanunoo: ᜧᜨᜳᜫ᜴ (danum)
• Hiri Motu: ranu
• Ilocano: danúm
• Kapampangan: danum
• Kavalan: zanum
• Malagasy: rano, ranu (Bushi)
• Motu: ranu
• Ngaju: danum
• Paiwan: zaljum
• Pazeh: dalum
• Puyuma: zanum, nanum
• Rotuman: tanu
• Saaroa: sahlumu
• Thao: sazum
• Sakizaya: nanum
• Tunjung: anum
• Yami: ranom
• Taivoan: ralum, ralom

References

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