Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/paha(ʔ)

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 *paqa, from Proto-Austronesian *paqa (“thigh”).

Noun

*paha(ʔ)

1. thigh

Descendants

• Banjarese: paha
• Kendayan: pahaʔ
• Ibanic
  • Iban: pæːh
  • Keninjal: pahaʔ
  • Mualang: paː
  • Seberuang: paː
• Malayan
  • Malay: paha
    • Indonesian: paha
  • Minangkabau: pao
  • Pattani Malay: ปอฮอ (pɔhɔ)
• Urak Lawoi': ปาฮา (paha)

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