Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/gusi

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

Noun

*gusi

1. gum: the flesh around the teeth.

Descendants

• Puyuma: husi
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Old Javanese: gusi
    • Javanese: ꦒꦸꦱꦶ (gusi)
  • Proto-Philippine:
    • Central Philippine
      • Mansakan
        • Mansaka: goos
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
      • Proto-Malayic:
        • Iban: gusi
        • Malay: gusi
          • Indonesian: gusi

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *gusi