Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tunu

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

*tunu

1. to burn up

Descendants

• Kendayan: tunu
• Ibanic
  • Iban: tunu
  • Mualang: tunu
  • Seberuang: tunu
• Malayan
  • Malay: tunu
    • Indonesian: tunu
  • Central Malay: tunu
• Urak Lawoi': ตูนู (tunu)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa