Reconstruction:Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi/wada

This Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi 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-Sunda-Sulawesi

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wada/

Verb

*wada

to be (exist)

Descendants

Chamorro: guaha
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *wada
- Madurese: badha
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *ada
  - Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
    - Balinese: ada
    - Sasak: ara
  - Proto-Malayic: *ada
    - Ibanic: *ada-i
      - Iban: adai
    - Malayan:
      - Malay: ada
        Indonesian: ada
      - Minangkabau: ado
    - Urak Lawoi': อาดา (ada)
Northwest Sumatran:
- Mentawai: bara

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wada