Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/turus

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

Etymology

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *turus (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /turus/

Noun

*turus

1. stake; free-standing post

Descendants

• Greater Barito:
  • West Barito:
    • Ngaju: turus
• Proto-Malayic: *turus
  • Iban: turus
  • Malay: turus
    • Indonesian: turus
• Proto-Oceanic: *turus
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Fijian: duru-na (“vertical post”)
    • Proto-Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: kulu
        • Mangarevan: turu
      • Rapa Nui: turuturu (“stick, cane”)
      • Tahitic:
        • Maori: turu
        • Tahitian: turu
        • Tuamotuan: turu
    • Western Fijian: duru
  • St. Matthias Islands:
    • Mussau-Emira: tu-tulu (“housepost”)
  • Western Oceanic:
    • Petats: tul
    • Sudest: tu
• Old Javanese: turus
  • Javanese: ꦠꦸꦫꦸꦱ꧀ (turus)
• Proto-Philippine:
  • Ilocano: tulós
  • Tagalog: túlos

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *turus