Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/nanah

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

*nanah

1. pus

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: nanah
  • Keninjal: nanah
  • Seberuang: nanah
  • Mualang: nanah
• Malayan
  • Malay: nanah
    • Indonesian: nanah
  • Minangkabau: nanah
  • Negeri Sembilan Malay: nanah
  • Pattani Malay: นาเนาะฮ (nanɔh)
• Urak Lawoi': นานะฮ (nanah)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa