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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/aba

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 This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Noun

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*aba[1]

  1. father (male parent)
Descendants
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  • Malayo-Chamic
    • Proto-Malayic: *aba, *abah
      • Ibanic
        • Iban: aba
      • Malay: aba
        • Indonesian: aba
  • Sundanese: ᮃᮘᮂ (abah)

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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*abá[2] (Western Malayo-Polynesian)

  1. ah!, oh!
  2. alas!

Descendants

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  • Proto-Philippine: *abá
    • Greater Central-Philippine

References

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  1. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (2020 June 21) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition – *aba₁‎[1]
  2. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (2020 June 21) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition – *abá‎[2]
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