Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qalu

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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

Noun

*qalu

  1. barracuda

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Batanic
      • Yami: aho
    • Central Philippine
  • Malayic
  • Chamorro: ålu
  • Palauan: chai
  • Oceanic
    • Admiralty Islands
      • Titan: al
      • Seimat: al
      • Wuvulu-Aua: alu
    • Southeast Solomonic
      • Bugotu–Gela
      • Malaita–Makira

References

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