Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/təlu

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

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Cardinal: *təlu, *duma

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: From Pra-Proto-Austronesian: *tədu, from combination *tə- +‎ *duSa which means more than two or one + two.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təlu/

Numeral

*təlu

1. three

   Synonym: *duma

Descendants

• Tsouic:
  • Tsou: turu
  • Southern Tsouic:
    • Kanakanabu: u-tulu
    • Saaroa: u-tulu
• Western Plains:
  • Thao: turu
  • Central Western Plains:
    • Papora: tulu
• Northern Formosan:
  • Plains:
    • Saisiyat: toloʔ
    • Pazeh: turu
  • Proto-Atayalic: *təruʔ
    • Taroko: teru
• East Formosan:
  • Kavalanic:
    • Basay: tsu
    • Kavalan: turu
  • Ami:
    • Amis: tolo
• Bunun: tau
• Ketangalan: tulu
• Proto-Rukai: *toLo
  • Rukai: tulru
• Puyuma: telu, ⇒ teluwa / tuluwa
• Paiwan: tjelu
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *təlu (see there for further descendants)

References

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