Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/qutan

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔutan/, /qutan/

Noun

*qutan

1. scrubland
2. bush

Related terms

• *talun
• *halas

Descendants

• Greater Central Philippine:
  • Central Philippine:
    • Aklanon: utan
    • Cebuano: utan
    • Mansaka: otan
    • Waray-Waray: utan
  • Danao:
    • Maguindanao: utan
    • Maranao: otan
  • Gorontalo–Mongondow:
    • Gorontalo: wuta
    • Kaidipang: uta
• Minahasan:
  • Tontemboan: utan

Further reading

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database – woods/forest
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *quCaN