Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qanilaw

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Noun

*qanilaw

1. any tree of genus Grewia

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Northern Luzon
    • Cagayan Valley
      • Isnag: alináw
    • Meso-Cordilleran
      • Kankanaey: alínew
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Cebuano: anílaw
        • >? Tagalog: anilaw
      • Aklanon: anílaw
    • Danao
      • Maranao: anilaw
  • South Mindanao
    • Tboli: knilaw
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Malay: nilau
      • Indonesian: nilau
    • Minangkabau: andilau
      • → Indonesian: andilau
• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Bima: rino
  • Sumba–Flores
    • Komodo: nila
    • Manggarai: nila
    • Rembong: nila
  • Kei–Tanimbar
    • Kei: nil
  • Timoric
    • Bilba: lino
  • Central Maluku
    • Buru (Indonesia): nila

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qanilaw.