Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/anay

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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Pronunciation

Noun

*anay

  1. insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Bima: ane
      • Buru (Indonesia): ana
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *ane
        • Admiralty Islands:
          • Leipon: an
          • Loniu: an
          • Pak-Tong: an
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Central Pacific:
            • Fijian: yane
            • Proto-Polynesian: *ane (see there for further descendants)
          • Southeast Solomonic:
        • St. Matthias Islands:
          • Mussau-Emira: ane
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Basap–Greater Barito:
    • Kayanic:
    • Land Dayak:
    • North Borneo:
      • Central Sarawak:
      • Proto-North Sarawak:
      • Northwest Sabah:
      • Southwest Sabah:
        • Dusunic:
        • Paitanic:
          • Upper Kinabatangan: anai
    • Proto-Philippine: *anay
      • Batanic:
      • Central Luzon:
        • Kapampangan: ane
        • Sambalic:
      • Greater Central Philippine:
        • Central Philippine
        • Danao:
        • Manobo:
          • Agusan Manobo: 'anoy
          • Ata Manobo: anoy
          • Western Bukidnon Manobo: aney
        • Palawan:
          • Aborlan Tagbanwa: anay
          • Brooke's Point Palawano: aney
          • Central Tagbanwa: anay
        • South Mangyan:
        • Subanen:
          • Central Subanen: anay
      • Kalamian:
      • Northern Luzon:
        • Cagayan Valley:
        • Ilocano: anay
        • Northeastern Luzon:
          • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: anay
        • South-Central Cordilleran:
          • Central Cordilleran:
          • Northern Cordilleran:
            • Keley-I Kallahan: aney
      • South Mindanao:
    • Celebic:
    • Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:
    • Palauan: ngal
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Proto-South Sulawesi:

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