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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

  1. shrimp; crayfish; lobster

Ancestry of “quraŋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
4Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster

Words derived from “quraŋ”

  • ula
  • kōura
  • ura
  • qura
  • uo
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