Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tanah

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 *tanəq (“earth, soil; land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanah/

Noun

*tanah

1. earth; soil

Descendants

• Ibanic:
  • Iban: tanah
  • Mualang: tanah
  • Seberuang: tanah
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: tanah
  • Malay: tanah
    • Indonesian: tanah
  • Minangkabau: tanah
  • Pattani Malay: تاناوْه (tanɔh)
• Urak Lawoi': ตานัฮ (tanah)