Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ludaq

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ludaq (“to spit”).

Noun

*ludaq

1. spittle, saliva

Coordinate terms

• *dulaq
• *zulaq
• *luzaq

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine:
  • Central Philippine
    • Tagalog: lura
    • Visayan
      • Tausug: lura
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Malayic:
      • Iban: ludah
      • Malay: ludah
        • Indonesian: ludah
  • Old Sundanese:
    • Sundanese: ᮜᮥᮓᮂ (ludah)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *ludaq