Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hulət

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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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (“maggot, caterpillar, larva of a metamorphosing insect”), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj (“type of small worm”).

Noun

*hulət

  1. worm
  2. maggot

Descendants

References

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