Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/gurita

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 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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guʀita (co-existing with *kuʀita), from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa.

Noun

*gurita

  1. octopus

Descendants

  • Malay: gurita
    • Indonesian: gurita

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*guRiCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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