Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kilat

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *likaC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlat/

Noun

*kilat

1. lightning

Descendants

• Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian
  • Old Javanese: kilat
  • Indonesian: kilat
  • Malay: kilat
• Oceanic
  • Samoan: 'i'ila
• Philippine
  • Northern Luzon
    • Ibanag: kila'
    • Kankanaey: kilat
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Bikol Central: kitkilat
      • Cebuano: kilat
      • Tagalog: kidlat

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kilat