Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hulət

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (“maggot, caterpillar, larva of a metamorphosing insect”), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj (“type of small worm”).

Noun

*hulət

1. worm
2. maggot

Descendants

• Banjarese: hulat
• Kendayan: uat, oat
• Ibanic
  • Iban: ulat
  • Keninjal: ulat
  • Mualang: ulat
  • Seberuang: ulat
• Nuclear Malayic
  • Malay: ulat
    • Indonesian: ulat
  • Central Malay: ulat
  • Minangkabau: ulek
  • Pattani Malay: อูละ (ulaʔ)
• Urak Lawoi': ฮูลัยจ (hulac)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa