Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/quzaN

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): /quɟ͡ʝalʲ/

Noun

*quzaN

1. rain

Alternative reconstructions

• *qujaɬ (Wolff 2010)

Descendants

• Proto-Tsouic: *ʔúčáɫə
  • Southern Tsouic:
    • Kanakanabu: 'ʉcaan
    • Saaroa: usahlʉ
• Western Plains:
  • Thao: qusaz
• Northern Formosan:
  • Plains:
    • Saisiyat: 'a'oral
    • Pazeh: ʔudaƚ
• East Formosan:
  • Kavalanic:
    • Kavalan: uzan
  • Ami:
    • Amis: 'orad
    • Sakizaya: udad
• Bunun: hudan
• Proto-Rukai: *odalə, *daʔolo
  • Rukai: udale
• Puyuma: udalr
• Paiwan: qudjalj
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *quzan (“rain”) (see there for further descendants)

References

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