Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/niʀu

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 *ʀinu.

Noun

*niʀu

winnowing basket

Descendants

Philippine
- Central Philippine
  - Bikol
    - Bikol Central: nígo
  - Visayan
    - Cebuano: nígo
    - Masbatenyo: nígo
    - Waray-Waray: nígo
- South Mangyan
  - Hanunoo: nígu
- Manobo
  - Western Bukidnon Manobo: niɣu
- Danao
  - Maranao: nigo
North Bornean
- North Sarawakan
  - Dayic
    - Kelabit: rinuh
    - Lun Bawang: rinuh
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: nyiru, niru
    - Indonesian: nyiru

References

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