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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kaNuSkuS

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): /kalʲuskus/

Noun

*kaNuSkuS

  1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants
  • Amis: kanoos
  • Kavalan: qnuqus
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *kanukuh
  • Paiwan: kaljuskusan

Further reading
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