Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/paŋudaN
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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
Pronunciation
Noun
*paŋudaN
- 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.
- Atayal: pangran, pngran
- Bunun: panada
- Kanakanabu: pangʉtanʉ, pangtan
- Kavalan: panɡzan
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *paŋdan (see there for further descendants)
- Paiwan: pangudalj, panguralj
- Puyuma: pangudralr
- Rukai: pangudrale
- Saaroa: pangʉtahlʉ
- Saisiyat: pangrang
- Thao: panadan
Further reading
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *paŋudaN
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications