Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/danaw

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

Etymology

• Proto-Austronesian: *danaw ~ *banaw (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /danaw/

Noun

*danaw

1. lake (body of water)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *danaw (see there for further descendants)
• Paiwan: djanaw
• Puyuma: danaw

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *danaw