Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tunu

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This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

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*tunu

  1. to burn up

Descendants

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  • Kendayan: tunu
  • Ibanic
  • Malayan
  • Urak Lawoi': ตูนู (tunu)

References

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  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa