Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/atas

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.

Preposition

*atas

1. on; above

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: atas
  • Keninjal: atas
  • Seberuang: atau
  • Mualang: atau
• Malayan
  • Malay: atas
    • Indonesian: atas
    • → English: atas
  • Minangkabau: ateh
  • Negeri Sembilan Malay: ateh
  • Kedah Malay: ataih
  • Pattani Malay: อาตะฮ (atah)
• Urak Lawoi': อาตัยฮ (atas)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa