Where does “nalaq” come from?

nalaq (Taroko) comes from Proto-Atayalic *nalaq, from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.

nalaq (Taroko): pus

Definitions

  1. pus

Ancestry of “nalaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*nalaqpus
2Proto-AustronesiannaNaqpus
3Proto-Austroasiatic*naNaq—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian naNaq →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *nalaq →
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