Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/aba

This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Malayo-Sumbawan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Alternative forms

• *aba-h

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aba/

Noun

*aba

1. father (male parent)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *aba, *aba-h
  • Proto-Malayic: *aba
    • Malayan
      • Malay: aba / اب
• Sundanese: ᮃᮘᮂ (abah)
  • → Javanese: ꦲꦧꦃ (abah)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aba