Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/aNay

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

*aNay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alʲaj/

Noun

*aNay

1. insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Descendants

• Kulon-Pazeh: alay
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *anay (see there for further descendants)
• Puyuma: ayan ^m
• Thao: ayaz ^m

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aNay