Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tuna

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 *tuNa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuna/

Noun

*tuna

  1. freshwater eel

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *tuna
        • Admiralty Islands:
          • Manus Islands:
          • Southeastern Islands:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Central Pacific:
          • Micronesian: *tuna
            • Kosraean: ton
            • → Marshallese: toṇ
        • Western Oceanic:
          • North New Guinea:
            • Ngero–Vitiaz
              • Gitua: tuna
              • Mbula: tuunu
            • Schouten:
              • Kairiru: tun
              • Wogeo: tuña
          • Papuan Tip:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Greater Barito:
    • Proto-Philippine:
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:

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