Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/habu

This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /habu/

Noun

*habu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *habu
  • Proto-Malayic: *habu
    • Ibanic
      • Iban: abu
    • Malay: abu
      • Indonesian: abu
• Sundanese: hawu (“stove”)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *habu