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 (inherited)
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