Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tuqəlaŋ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *CuqəlaN.

Noun

*tuqəlaŋ

1. bone (component of a skeleton)

Alternative forms

• *tuqəlan

Descendants

• East Barito:
  • Malagasy: taolana
• Proto-Philippine:
  • Brooke's Point Palawano: tulang
  • Dupaningan Agta: tulang
  • Ilocano: tulang
• Chamorro: to'lang
• Land Dayak
  • Bau Bidayuh: turang
• Proto-Malayic: *tulaŋ (see there for further descendants)
• Sundanese: tulang