Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qari-maquŋ

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

Noun

*qari-maquŋ

  1. panther (wild feline)

Descendants

  • Proto-Malayic: *hari-mauŋ (“tiger”)
    • Ibanic
      • Iban: remaung
    • Malay: harimau, rimau (apheresis)
      • > Indonesian: harimau (inherited)
      • → Cebuano: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
      • → Maranao: harimaw
      • → Maguindanao: arimaw
      • → Tagalog: halimaw (“wild beast, monster”)
      • → Tausug: halimaw

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qari-maquŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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