Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/puhun

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puhun/

Noun

*puhun

tree
origin; basis

Descendants

Banjarese: puhun
West Bornean Malayic
- Ibanic
  - Iban: pun
  - Mualang: pun
  - Remun: pun
  - Seberuang: pon
- Western Malayic Dayak
  - Kendayan: puhutn
Nuclear Malayic
- Malay: pohon
  - > Indonesian: pohon (inherited)
- Brunei Malay: puhun
- Central Malay: puun
- Minangkabau: puhun (“origin, reason; west”)
- Pattani Malay: ปอฮง (pɔhoŋ)
Urak Lawoi': ปูโฮด (puhot)

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
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*puqun”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Smith, A. (2017), The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa