Reconstruction:Proto-Rukai/maca

This Proto-Rukai entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Rukai

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *maCa.

    Noun

    *maca

    1. (anatomy) eye (organ)

    Descendants

    • Rukai: maca

    References

    • Li, Paul Jen-Kuei (1977), “The Internal Relationships of Rukai”, in Bulletin of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica‎[1], volume 48, number 1, Taipei, page 50 of 1–92

    Further reading

    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*maCa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*maCa”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary