Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/balalaŋ

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

Noun

*balalaŋ

1. grasshopper, locust

Descendants

• Barito
  • Southeast Barito
    • Malagasy: valala
• Proto-Batak:
  • Dairi Batak: balang
• Proto-Philippine:
  • Central Luzon
    • Kapampangan: bálang
  • Maranao: bilalang
  • Tagalog: bálang (“locust”)
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
    • Balinese: ᬩᬮᬂ (balang)
    • Sasak: ᬩᬮᬂ (balang)
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Malayic:
      • Malay: belalang
        • Indonesian: belalang
      • Minangkabau: bilalang
  • Old Sundanese
    • Sundanese: ᮝᮜᮀ (walang)
• Old Javanese: walang
  • Javanese: ꦮꦭꦁ (walang)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *balalaŋ