Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/(h)abu(s)

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /habu/

Noun

*(h)abu(s)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: abu
• Malayan
  • Malay: abu / ابو
    • Indonesian: abu

Synonyms

• *dəbu

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *habu
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *abus