Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/qabu

This Proto-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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

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

Noun

*qabu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• 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