Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/paraqu

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

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paraqu/

Noun

*paraqu

  1. boat, ship, sailing vessel

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic:
    • Sumba-Flores:
      • Ngadha: barau
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Old Javanese: parahu
      • > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦲꦸ (prau) (inherited)
      • Balinese: ᬧ᭄ᬭᬳᬸ (prahu)
      • ? → Classical Malay: ڤراهو (pĕrahu) (possibly; but inheritance from PMP is more likely)
  • Dravidian:

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