Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(q)aʀuhu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aʀuhu/, /(q)aruhu/

Noun

*(q)aʀuhu

casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

Descendants

Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Ilocano: aroó
  - Northeastern Luzon
    - Casiguran Dumagat Agta: agú
- Greater Central Philippine
  - Central Philippine
    - Tagalog: aguhò
    - Bikol Central: agúho
    - Visayan
      - Cebuano: agúho
      - Aklanon: aguhó
  - South Mangyan
    - Hanunoo: ʔagúʔu
North Bornean
- North Sarawakan
  - Dayic
    - Kelabit: aru'
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Batak
  - Karo Batak: eru
  - Toba Batak: aru
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Ibanic
    - Iban: ru
  - Malayan
    - Brunei Malay: ayu
    - Malay: eru, ru
      - Indonesian: eru
    - Minangkabau: aru
Chamorro: gagu
Palauan: ngas
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Halmahera–Cenderawasih
  - Wandamen: yaru
  - Biak: yār
- Proto-Oceanic: *aʀu
  - Western Oceanic
    - North New Guinea
      - Gitua: yaru
  - Central-Eastern Oceanic
    - Southeast Solomonic
      - Bugotu–Gela
        Bughotu: aru
        Gela: aru
      - Malaita–Makira
        Sa'a: sälu
        Makira
        Arosi: saru
        Malaita
        Lau: salu
        Kwaio: salu, lalu
        'Are'are: raru
    - Southern Oceanic
      - Mota: aru
    - Central Pacific
      - Fijian: cau

References

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