Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bahu

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

Alternative forms

• *bahuq

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bahu/

Noun

*bahu

1. smell (sensation)

Descendants

• Chamorro: pao
• Proto-Malayic: *bau
  • Brunei Malay: bau
  • Malay: bau
    • Indonesian: bau
  • Iban: bau
• >? Old Javanese: ambö
  • Javanese: ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (ambu)
  • → Balinese: ᬳᬫ᭄ᬩᬸ (ambu)
• Proto-Oceanic: *pau
  • Central Pacific: *vauvau
    • Proto-Polynesian: *faufau
      • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
        • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
          • Marquesic:
            • Hawaiian: hauhau
            • North Marquesan: hauhau
          • Tahitic:
            • Rarotongan: 'au'au
            • Tahitian: faufau
        • Ellicean-Outlier:
          • Tuvaluan: faufau
        • Futunic:
          • Tikopia: faufau
• Proto-Philippine: *bahuq
  • Tagalog: baho