Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/manuk
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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
Etymology
Possibly cognate with Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (“bird”), Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”). Note also Old Chinese 鷁 (OC *ŋɡleːɡ, “a kind of aquatic bird”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*manuk
Descendants
- East Formosan:
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *manuk