Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabaŋ

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔabaŋ/, /qabaŋ/

Verb

*qabaŋ

1. (Western Malayo-Polynesian) to float (drift gently through the air)

Descendants

• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayo-Chamic
    • Proto-Malayic: *hambaŋ
      • Malayan
        • Malay: ambang
          • Indonesian: ambang

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qabaŋ