Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/kandek(V)

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Etymology

May be related to Proto-Trans-New Guinea *k(a,e)(nd,t)ak ‘neck’.

Alternative reconstructions

• *kandik(V)

Noun

*kandek(V)

1. ear

Descendants

• Kainantu–Goroka:
  • Tairora: ato
• Greater Binanderean:
  • Yega: kari
• Kainantu–Goroka:
  • Awa: are
• Engan:
  • Enga: kare
• Duna-Bogaya:
  • Duna: konane
• Greater Awyu:
  • Mandobo Atas: kere(top)
• Kiwaian:
  • Southern Kiwai: gare
• Dagan:
  • Kanasi: asi
• Awin-Pa:
  • Aekyom: kendoke

References

• 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.