Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/aba

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 *aba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aba/

Noun

*aba

1. father (male parent)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *aba, *aba-h
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *aba, *aba-h
    • Proto-Malayic: *aba
      • Malayan
        • Malay: aba / اب
  • Sundanese: ᮃᮘᮂ (abah)
    • → Javanese: ꦲꦧꦃ (abah)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aba