Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/liput

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lipuC.

Verb

*liput

1. to disappear behind something that envelops or blocks the view

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Central Philippine
    • Visayan
      • Cebuano: lipot
    • Mansakan
      • Mansaka: lipot
• North Bornean
  • Southwest Sabahan
    • Dusunic
      • Central Dusun: liput
      • Coastal Kadazan: hiput
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Malay: liput
      • Indonesian: liput

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *lipuC.