Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qaqay

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qaqaj/, /ʔaʔaj/

Noun

*qaqay

leg, foot (part of body)

Related terms

*waqay

Descendants

Saisiyat: 'ae'ay
Atayal: kakay
Taroko: qaqay, qaqai
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qaqay
- Calamian Tagbanwa: kakay
- Cia-Cia: 까께 (kkakke)
- Proto-Malayic: *kaki
  - Brunei Malay: kaki
  - Malay: kaki
    - Indonesian: kaki
    - → Acehnese: gaki
    - → Banjarese: kaki
    - → Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)
- Moken: kakai, kakay
- Nias: ahe
- Yapese: qaay

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qaqay.