Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/ada

This Proto-Malayo-Chamic 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-Malayo-Chamic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*ada

  1. to be (exist)

Descendants

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  • Proto-Malayic: *ada
    • Ibanic:
      • Iban: adai (from *ada-i)
    • Nuclear Malayic:
    • Urak Lawoi': อาดา (ada)
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