Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/nok
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This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea
Etymology
**ok is one of Joseph Greenberg's (1971) Indo-Pacific etymologies. Wanderwort that is widespread in Sahul; also widespread in Australian languages. Compare Proto-Pama-Nyungan *nguku (Alpher 2004).
Alternative reconstructions
Noun
*nok
Descendants
- Madang: *yaŋgu (Proto-Madang)
- Kainantu–Goroka:
- Gende: nogoi
- Yareban:
- Yareba: ogo
- Greater Awyu:
References
- Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. →ISBN.