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Where does “魎哀” come from?

魎哀 (Chinese) comes from Taroko rungay, from Proto-Atayalic *ruŋay, from Proto-Austronesian *uŋay.

魎哀 (Chinese): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “魎哀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tarokorungay—
2Proto-Atayalic*ruŋay—
3Proto-Austronesian*uŋay—
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