Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/anay-anay

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anaj.anaj/

Noun

*anay-anay

1. insect of the order Isoptera: termite, white ant

Descendants

• Banjarese: anay-anay
• Malay: anai-anai
  • Indonesian: anai-anai
• Minangkabau: anai-anai

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aNay