Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/tasik

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tasik/

Noun

*tasik

1. saltwater
2. sea (body of water)

Descendants

• Greater Central Philippine:
  • Central Philippine:
    • Bikol Central: tasik
    • Tagalog: tasik
    • Visayan:
      • Cebuan:
        • Cebuano: tasik
      • Central Visayan:
        • Aklanon: tasik
      • Western Visayan:
        • Masbatenyo: tasik
        • Waray-Waray: tasik
• Kalamian:
  • Agutaynen: talsi
• Minahasan:
  • Tonsea: tasik
  • Tontemboan: tasis
• Sangiric:
  • Bantik: tasi'
  • Sangil: sasi'
  • Sangir: sasi'
  • Talaud: sasi'a, sasia

Further reading

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database - sea
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tasik