Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kaNuSkuS

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalʲuskus/

Noun

*kaNuSkuS

1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Related terms

• *kuSkuS

Descendants

• Amis: kanoos
• Kavalan: qnuqus
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *kanukuh
• Paiwan: kaljuskusan

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *kuSkuS