Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qari-maquŋ

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

Noun

*qari-maquŋ

1. panther (wild feline)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *hari-mauŋ (“tiger”)
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: remaung
  • Malay: harimau, rimau
    • Indonesian: harimau
    • → Cebuano: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
    • → Maranao: harimaw
    • → Maguindanao: arimaw
    • → Tagalog: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
    • → Tausug: halimaw

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qari-maquŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI