Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/təŋah hari

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

Compound of *təŋah +‎ *hari

Noun

*təŋah hari

1. noon, midday.

Descendants

• Malay: tengah hari (“noon, midday”), tengari
  • Indonesian: tengah hari
  • → Remontado Agta: tanghari
  • → Tagalog: tanghali

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