Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/nanaq

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

From Proto-Austronesian *naNaq

Noun

*nanaq

  1. pus

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Northern Luzon
      • Ilocano: nana
    • Central Luzon
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
        • Tagalog: nanà
        • Bisayan
          • Western Bisayan
          • Central Bisayan
          • Cebuano: nanà
          • Southern Bisayan
      • Danao
  • Old Javanese: nanah
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Palauan: lalech
  • Proto-Oceanic: *nanaq

Further reading

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*naNaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI