Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabuk

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 the root *-buk₁ (“decay, crumble; powder”).

Noun

*qabuk

1. sawdust (the fine particles created by sawing wood or other material)
2. (in general) dust

   Synonyms: *apuk, *əbuk, *qabug

Descendants

• Philippine (Proto-Philippine: *qabuk, *alik-qabuk)
  • Tagalog: abók, alikabók
• Barito
  • Malagasy: havoka
• Malayo-Chamic
  • Malayic (Proto-Malayic: *habuk)
    • Brunei Malay: abuk
    • Iban: abuk
    • Malay: habuk
      • Indonesian: habuk
• Old Javanese: hawuk
  • Javanese: ꦲꦧꦸꦏ꧀ (abuk)