Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/rusa(ʔ)

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa (“deer”).

Noun

*rusa(ʔ)

  1. deer

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: rusaʔ
    • Keninjal: ɣusaʔ
    • Mualang: rusaʔ
    • Seberuang: ɣusaʔ
  • Nuclear Malayic
  • Urak Lawoi': รูซา (rusa)

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
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