Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kəzuC

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

Verb

*kəzuC

1. to jerk suddenly, jump when startled

Descendants

• Southern Formosan
  • ⇒ Puyuma: mikeduc
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *kəzut
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
    • Malayic
      • Iban: kejut
      • Malay: kejut
        • Indonesian: kejut
    • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
      • Balinese: kejut

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *kezuC.