Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qaʀutay

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qaʀutay/

Noun

*qaʀutay

1. banana

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Cebuano: agutay
  • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: ahutay
  • Koronadal Blaan: lutay
  • Sarangani Blaan: lutay
  • Hanunoo: agútay
  • Tboli: kelutay, klutay
• Malayic
  • Tenggarong Kutai Malay: rutai (“a local variety of banana”)
• *kaloy
  • Kambera: kalú
  • Muna: kalei
  • Komodo: kalo
  • Toba Batak: galo
  • → Saweru: karei
• → Proto-Mon-Khmer: *t₁luəjʔ (see there for further descendants)
• →? Telugu: అరటి (araṭi) (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Tai: *kluəjꟲ (see there for further descendants)
• → Sanskrit: कदली (kadalī) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b8b47816-7184-42ab-958e-026bc3431ea3/download_file?safe_filename=THESIS02&file_format=application%2Fpdf&type_of_work=Thesis
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/29744712_Banana_Musa_spp_Domestication_in_the_Asia-_Pacific_Region_Linguistic_and_archaeobotanical_perspectives
• https://acd.clld.org/cognatesets/31863#6/11.049/118.446