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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.
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground, wide open space”). Doublet of *lubaŋ and *Ruqaŋ.
Noun
*luaŋ
- hole
Descendants
- Old Javanese: luwaṅ (“pit, hole, cavity”)
- Javanese: ꦭꦸꦮꦁ (luwang, “to dig”)
- Javanese: ꦭꦺꦴꦮꦺꦴꦁ (lowong, “vacant, empty”)
- → Indonesian: lowong
- → Sundanese: ᮜᮧᮝᮧᮀ (lowong)
- Old Javanese: roṅ (“hole, cave, cavern”)
- → Balinese: ᬭᭀᬂ (rong, “empty”)
- Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Proto-Oceanic:
- Proto-Polynesian: *lua
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Pukapukan: lua
- Samoan: lua
- Tokelauan: lua
Noun
*luaŋ
- wide open space
Descendants
- Proto-Philippine: *luaŋ (see there for further descendants)
Further reading