Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/susu(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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu (“breast”).

Pronounciation

IPA^(key): /susu(ʔ)/

Noun

*susu(ʔ)

1. breast (female organ)

Descendents

• Banjarese: susu
• Kendayan: susuʔ
• Ibanic
  • Iban: tusu
  • Mualang: susu
  • Seberuang: susow
• Nuclear Malayic
  • Malay: susu
    • Indonesian: susu
    • → Petjo: soesoe
    • → Tok Pisin: susu
  • Brunei Malay: susu
  • Central Malay: susu
  • Minangkabau: susu
  • Pattani Malay: ซูซู (susu)

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