Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/(q)abu(s)

This Proto-Central-Eastern 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-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*(q)abu(s)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Central Malayo-Polynesian: *(q)abu(s)
• Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qabu
  • Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *qabu
  • Proto-Oceanic: *qapu
    • Central-Eastern Oceanic
      • Polynesian
        • Nuclear Polynesian
          • Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
            • Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
              • Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
                • Eastern Polynesian
                  • Rapa Nui: ikuvera

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qabu
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *abus