yu

Malay

/iu/

noun
Definitions
  • shark scaleless cartilaginous fish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hiu derived from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu derived from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu derived from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hiu derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu derived from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*qiSu

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • hiu Malay
  • *qihu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
  • *qiSu Proto-Austronesian
  • *hiu Proto-Malayic
  • *hiu Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
  • *hiu Proto-Malayo-Chamic
  • *hiu Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
  • ᮠᮤᮅ Sundanese
  • iyu Dupaningan Agta
  • iyu Lubuagan Kalinga