Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/miñak

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miɲak/

Noun

*miñak

1. oil, grease

Descendants

• Iban: minyak
• Malay: minyak
  • Indonesian: minyak
• Minangkabau: minyak
• Urak Lawoi': มีญะ (minyaq)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *məñak