Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/habu

This Proto-Malayo-Chamic 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-Malayo-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *habu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /habu/

Noun

*habu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *habu
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: abu
  • Malay: abu
    • Indonesian: abu

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *habu
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *abus