Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qaqay

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): /qaqaj/, /ʔaʔaj/

Noun

*qaqay

1. leg, foot (part of body)

Related terms

• *waqay

Descendants

• Saisiyat: 'ae'ay
• Atayal: kakay
• Taroko: qaqay, qaqai
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qaqay
  • Calamian Tagbanwa: kakay
  • Cia-Cia: 까께 (kkakke)
  • Proto-Malayic: *kaki
    • Brunei Malay: kaki
    • Malay: kaki
      • Indonesian: kaki
      • → Min Nan: 腳距／脚距 (kioh-kī)
  • Moken: kakai, kakay
  • Nias: ahe
  • Yapese: qaay

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qaqay.