Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kasaw

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 *kasaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasaw/

Noun

*kasaw

1. rafter (diagonal bamboo poles to which thatch panels are lashed)

Descendants

• Iban: kasau
• Malay: kasau
  • Indonesian: kasau

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *kasaw₁