Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/turus

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

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *turus (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /turus/

Noun

*turus

stake; free-standing post

Descendants

Greater Barito:
- West Barito:
  - Ngaju: turus
Proto-Malayic: *turus
- Iban: turus
- Malay: turus
  - Indonesian: turus
Proto-Oceanic: *turus
- Central-Eastern Oceanic:
  - Fijian: duru-na (“vertical post”)
  - Proto-Polynesian:
    - Marquesic:
      - Hawaiian: kulu
      - Mangarevan: turu
    - Rapa Nui: turuturu (“stick, cane”)
    - Tahitic:
      - Maori: turu
      - Tahitian: turu
      - Tuamotuan: turu
  - Western Fijian: duru
- St. Matthias Islands:
  - Mussau-Emira: tu-tulu (“housepost”)
- Western Oceanic:
  - Petats: tul
  - Sudest: tu
Old Javanese: turus
- Javanese: ꦠꦸꦫꦸꦱ꧀ (turus)
Proto-Philippine:
- Ilocano: tulós
- Tagalog: túlos

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *turus

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