Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/laŋaw

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): /laŋaw/

Noun

*laŋaw

1. housefly

Descendants

• Amis: lalangaw
• Kavalan: rangaw ~ langaw
• Kulon-Pazeh: rangaw
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *laŋaw
• Paiwan: langaw ~ lalangaw
• Saisiyat: ɭangaw
• Thao: ranaw

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *laŋaw