Reconstruction:Proto-South Sulawesi/asu

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This Proto-South Sulawesi 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-South Sulawesi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

*asu

  1. dog (animal)

Descendants

  • Buginese: asu
  • Coastal Konjo: asu
  • Mandar: asu
  • Tae': asu

References

  • Mills, Roger Frederick (1975). Proto South Sulawesi and proto Austronesian phonology. Ph.D. dissertation. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan.