Where does “quraŋ” come from?
quraŋ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.
quraŋ (Proto-Oceanic): shrimp; crayfish; lobster
Definitions
- shrimp; crayfish; lobster
Ancestry of “quraŋ”, step by step
quraŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *qudaŋ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *qudaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
via Austronesian *qudaŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *qudaŋ | — |