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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/paŋudaN

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): /paŋudalʲ/

Noun

*paŋudaN

  1. the screw pines; Pandanus spp.

Descendants

The medial vowel -u- was irregularly lost mainly in Malayo-Polynesian branch, but also in Formosan languages Atayal, Kanakanabu, Kavalan, and Saisiyat.

Further reading

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