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

• Amis: toda
• Pazeh: tula
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *tuna (see there for further descendants)
• Paiwan: tjulja
• Puyuma: tula
• Rukai: tula
• Thao: tuza

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *tuNa