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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/luaŋ
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *luaŋ (“hole in the ground, wide open space”). Doublet of *lubaŋ and *Ruqaŋ.
Descendants
- Old Javanese: luwaṅ (“pit, hole, cavity”)
- Old Javanese: roṅ (“hole, cave, cavern”)
- → Balinese: ᬭᭀᬂ (rong, “empty”)
- Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Proto-Oceanic:
Descendants
- Proto-Philippine: *luaŋ (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
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