Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/ñawa

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-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲawa/

Noun

*ñawa

1. breath
2. life force

Verb

*ñawa

1. to breathe

Descendants

• Iban: nyawa
• Malay: nyawa
  • Indonesian: nyawa
  • → Tausug: nyawa
• Urak Lawoi': ญาวา (nyawa)

External links

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database – to breathe
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *NiSawa