Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/nok
Proto-Trans-New Guinea edit
Etymology edit
**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 edit
Noun edit
*nok
Descendants edit
- Madang: *yaŋgu (Proto-Madang)
- Kainantu–Goroka:
- Gende: nogoi
- Yareban:
- Yareba: ogo
- Greater Awyu:
References edit
- 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.