Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tumbuh

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-Chamic *tumbuh, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian *Cubuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tumbuh/

Verb

*tumbuh

1. (intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)

Descendants

• Iban: tumbuh, tumboh
• Malay: tumbuh
  • Indonesian: tumbuh
• Minangkabau: tumbuah

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Cubuq