Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qihu

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: *qiSu.

Noun

*qihu

1. shark

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Batanic
    • Ivatan: iyu
    • Ibatan: īyo
  • Northern Luzon
    • Ilocano: yo, iyo
    • Dupaningan Agta: iyu
    • Lubuagan Kalinga: iyu
  • Central Luzon
    • Bolinao: iyo
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Visayan
      • Asi: ího
      • Cebuano: ího
  • Kalamian
    • Agutaynen: kiw
• Sama–Bajaw
  • Inabaknon: iyo
  • West Coast Bajau: yu
• North Borneo
  • Southwest Sabah
    • Dusunic
      • Rungus: hizu
• Malayic
  • Malay: hiu, yu
    • Indonesian: hiu
  • Minangkabau: iyu
  • Urak Lawoi': ฮยู (hyu)
• Celebic
  • Saluan–Banggai
    • Balantak: iyo'
• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • Timoric
    • Leti (Indonesia): iu

References

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