Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qaʀutay

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qaʀutay/

Noun

*qaʀutay

  1. banana

Descendants

  • Philippine:
    • Cebuano: agutay
    • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: ahutay
    • Koronadal Blaan: lutay
    • Sarangani Blaan: lutay
    • Hanunoo: agútay
    • Tboli: kelutay, klutay
  • Malayic:
    • Tenggarong Kutai Malay: rutai (a local variety of banana)
  • *kaloy
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *t₁luəjʔ
    • Proto-Aslian: *tlɛɛj (Shorto, 2006)
      • Senoic:
        • Semai: telèy
        • Semnam: tluːj
        • Temiar: telui
    • Proto-Khmuic: *tlɔːj (Sidwell, 2013)
      • Khmu: təlɔ́ːy
      • Mal: khluaj
    • Mangic:
      • Proto-Pakanic:
        • Bolyu: tɕuːi⁵⁵
    • Nicobaric:
      • Southern Nicobarese: təluːi
    • Proto-Palaungic: *klɔːj (Sidwel, 2015)
      • Palaung: kluəy
  • ? Telugu: అరటి (araṭi)
  • Proto-Tai: *kluəjꟲ
  • ? Sanskrit: कदली (kadalī)
    • Sanskrit: कदल (kadala)
      • Dardic:
        • Kashmiri:
          Devanagari script: केला (kēlā)
          Arabic script: کێلَا (kēlā)
      • Pali: kadalī
      • Prakrit: 𑀓𑀬𑀮 (kayala), 𑀓𑀬𑀮𑀻 (kayalī), 𑀓𑀬𑀓𑁂𑀮 (kayakela), 𑀓𑀬𑀓𑁂𑀮𑀻 (kayakelī)
        • Central:
        • Eastern:
          • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀬𑀮 (kayala), 𑀓𑁂𑀮 (kela)
        • Northern:
          • Khasa Prakrit:
            • Central Pahari:
              • Garhwali: केळु (keḷu)
              • Kumaoni: केलो (kelo), क्यव (kyaw)
        • Northwestern:
          • Paisaci Prakrit:
            • Takka Apabhramsa:
            • Vracada Apabhramsa:
              • Sindhi:
                Arabic script: ڪيرو (kero), ڪيوِڙو (keviṛo)
                Devanagari script: केरो (kero), केविड़ो (keviṛo)
                • Kachchi: કેરા (kerā)
        • Southern:
          • Helu Prakrit:
            • Dhivehi: ކެޔޮ (keyo)
            • Sinhalese: කෙහෙල් (kehel), කෙහෙළිය (keheḷiya)
          • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑁂𑀮 (kela)
        • Western:
          • Old Gujarati: कइलि (kaïli)
    • Odia: କଦଳୀ (kadaḷi), କଦଳି (kadaḷi), କଦେଲ (kadela)Sambalpuri
      • Sambalpuri: କଦେଲ (kadela)

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