Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/raun

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This Proto-Eastern 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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.

Pronunciation

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Classifier

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*raun

  1. Used to count certain objects

Noun

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*raun

  1. leaf (part of a plant)
  2. head hair

Descendants

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  • Proto-Oceanic: *raun
  • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *raun