Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/manuk

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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 *manuk.

Pronunciation

Noun

*manuk

  1. bird (animal), chicken (animal)

Descendants

  • Land Dayak:
    • Bau Bidayuh: manuk
  • Proto-Philippine:
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Fijian: manu
          • Proto-Polynesian:
    • Timor-Babar
  • Javanese: manuk
  • Kaili-Pamona
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Muna-Buton:
  • Palauan: malk
  • Proto-South Sulawesi:
  • Proto-North Halmahera: (as flying fox, bat)