Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/həmay

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 *Səmay.

Noun

*həmay

1. rice (cooked seeds used as food)

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Aklanon: humay
    • Cebuano: humay
• Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
  • Batak
    • Simalungun Batak: omei
    • Toba Batak: eme

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *hemay.