Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Səmay

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): /səmaj/

Noun

*Səmay

1. cooked rice

Descendants

• Kulon-Pazeh: sumay
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *həmay
  • Philippine
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Aklanon: humay
      • Cebuano: humay
  • Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
    • Batak
      • Simalungun Batak: omei
      • Toba Batak: eme

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Semay.