Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/dada

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS (“chest”).

Noun

*dada

1. chest

Descendants

• Banjarese: dada
• Kendayan: dada
• Ibanic
  • Iban: dada
  • Keninjal: dada
  • Mualang: dada
  • Seberuang: dada
• Malayan
  • Malay: dada
    • Indonesian: dada
  • Central Malay: dado
  • Minangkabau: dado
  • Negeri Sembilan Malay: dado
  • Pattani Malay: ดาดอ (dadɔ)
• Urak Lawoi': ดาดา (dada)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa