Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/ʀuqaNay

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Noun

*ʀuqaNay

1. male

Descendants

• Paiwan: uqalay
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *ʀuqanay
  • Bornean
    • Bintulu: manay
    • Palauan: sechal
    • Moken: kanai
  • Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
    • Balinese: mwani, moani
  • Manggarai: rona
  • Sumba-Flores
    • Anakalangu: moni
  • Proto-Oceanic: *ʀuqane
    • Amara: tamane
    • Motu: maruane
    • Tongan: -ngaʻane (“male, in compounds”)

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *ʀuqaNay