Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/mujiŋ

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): /muɡʲiŋ/

Noun

*mujiŋ

1. nose, snout
2. (anatomy) face (of human)

Derived terms

• *mujiŋan

Descendants

• Kulon-Pazeh: muzing
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *mujiŋ
• Taroko: muhing
  • Seediq: muhing
• Thao: muzin

Further reading

• Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎^[1]
• Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.