Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)qasin

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)qasiN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ma)ʔasin/, /(ma)qasin/

Adjective

*(ma-)qasin

1. salty (tasting of salt)

Descendants

• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
    • Timor-Babar
      • Nuclear Timor
        • East Timor
          • Tetumic
            • Tetum: asin
• Western Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
  • Philippine
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
        • Tagalog: asin
        • Visayan
          • Central Visayan
            • Peripheral Visayan
              • Hiligaynon: asín
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
    • Malayo-Chamic
      • Proto-Malayic: *(mə-)hasin
        • Malayan
          • Malay: asin / masin / اسين / ماسين
            • Indonesian: asin

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qasin