Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/rusuk

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 *ʀusuk, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀusuk.

Noun

*rusuk

1. ribcage (part of skeleton)

Descendants

• Ibanic:
  • Iban: rusuk
  • Remun: rusuk
• Nuclear Malayic:
  • Malay: rusuk
    • Indonesian: rusuk
  • Minangkabau: rusuak
• Urak Lawoi': รูโซะ (rusoq)