Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tuNa

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): /tulʲa/

Noun

*tuNa

1. freshwater eel

Descendants

• Western Plains:
  • Thao: tuza
• Northern Formosan:
  • Plains:
    • Pazeh: tula
• East Formosan:
  • Ami:
    • Amis: toda
• Proto-Rukai: *tola
  • Rukai: tula
• Puyuma: tula
• Paiwan: tjulja
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *tuna (see there for further descendants)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tuNa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*tuNa”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary