Where does “rungay” come from?

rungay (Taroko) comes from Proto-Atayalic *ruŋay, from Proto-Austronesian *uŋay — ritually sacrificed monkey?.

rungay (Taroko): monkey

Definitions

  1. monkey

Ancestry of “rungay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*ruŋaymonkey
2Proto-Austronesian*uŋayritually sacrificed monkey?

Words derived from “rungay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *uŋay →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *ruŋay →