Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/pahəku
Proto-Austronesian
Etymology
- Proto-Austronesian: *pahəku (Blust, 2008)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pahəku/
Noun
*pahəku
- bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum.
Descendants
- East Formosan
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *paku
- Philippine
- Greater Barito
- Sama–Bajaw
- Mapun: pako'
- Sama–Bajaw
- North Bornean
- Kayanic
- Busang Kayan: pako'
- Murik (Malaysia): paku'
- Land Dayak
- Bidayuh
- Bau Bidayuh: pokuh
- Biatah Bidayuh: pekuh
- Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh: pakuh
- Bidayuh
- Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Malayo-Sumbawan
- Old Javanese: paku
- South Sulawesi
- Celebic
- Proto-Bungku-Tolaki: *paku
- Wotu–Wolio
- Wolio: paku
- Central Malayo-Polynesian
Further reading
- Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition[1]
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications