Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/rauŋ

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dauŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau with suffix -ŋ

Noun

*rauŋ

1. human being; people; person
2. outsider

Descendants

• Banjarese: urang
• Ibanic
  • Iban: urang
  • Mualang: urang
  • Seberuang: urang
  • Keninjal: orang
• Malayan
  • Malay: orang
    • Indonesian: orang
  • Minangkabau: urang
  • Pattani Malay: ออแรฺ (oɣɛ)
• Urak Lawoi': อูรัก (urak)

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