Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(ma-)qasiN

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ma)ʔaçilʲ/, /(ma)qaçilʲ/

Adjective

*(ma-)qasiN

1. salty (tasting of salt)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
  • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian
      • Timor-Babar
        • Nuclear Timor
          • East Timor
            • Tetumic
              • Tetum: asin
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
    • Philippine
      • Greater Central Philippine
        • Central Philippine
          • Tagalog: asin
          • Visayan
            • Central Visayan
              • Peripheral Visayan
                • Hiligaynon: asín
    • Malayo-Sumbawan
      • Malayo-Chamic
        • Proto-Malayic: *(mə-)hasin
          • Ibanic
            • Iban: masin
          • Malayan
            • Malay: asin, masin
              • Indonesian: asin
  • Proto-Oceanic: *maqasin
    • Tongan: māsima
    • Samoan: māsima (“salt”)
    • Fijian: masima
    • Proto-Polynesian: *masi₁ (“product of fermentation”)
      • Samoan: masi (“meal of fermented fruit”)
      • Tahitian: mahi (“meal of breadfruit”)
      • Maori: māhī (“to ferment”)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qasiN