Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/rusa(ʔ)

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 *uʀsa (“deer”).

Noun

*rusa(ʔ)

1. deer

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: rusaʔ
  • Keninjal: ɣusaʔ
  • Mualang: rusaʔ
  • Seberuang: ɣusaʔ
• Nuclear Malayic
  • Malay: rusa
    • Indonesian: rusa
    • → English: Rusa
  • Central Malay: ghuso
  • Minangkabau: ruso
  • Pattani Malay: รฺูซอ (ṛusɔ)
• Urak Lawoi': รูซา (rusa)

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