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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Cumay

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Unknown, probably related to Old Japanese 熊(くま) (kuma, “bear”), Middle Korean 곰〯 (kwǒm, “bear”), Old Chinese 熊 (OC *ɢʷlɯm), Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-wam, Proto-Mon-Khmer *[k]mum (“bear, black bear”), and Proto-Tai *ʰmwɯjᴬ (“bear”).

Noun

*Cumay

  1. () Formosan black bear (Ursus thibetanus formosanus)

Descendants
  • Babuza: choma
  • Bunun: tumaz
  • East Formosan
    • Amis: tomay
    • Siraya: tumey
  • Kanakanabu: cumái
  • Kavalan: tumay
  • Paiwan: tsumay
  • Puyuma: tumay
  • Saaroa:
  • Sakizaya: tumay
  • Saisiyat: somay
  • Taroko: sumay
  • Thao: cumay
  • Tsou: cmoi
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