Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qubi

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

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Etymology

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  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qubi (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*qubi

  1. The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

Descendants

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  • Celebic:
    • Kaili–Pamona:
      • Lindu: uwi
      • Pamona: uwi
    • Saluan–Banggai:
      • Balantak: ui
    • Tomini–Tolitoli:
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qubi
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Central Maluku:
        • Boano (Maluku): ubi
        • Buru (Indonesia): obit
        • Taliabu:
        • Watubela: kuwi
      • Selaru:
      • Sumba–Flores:
        • Bima: uwi
        • Sumba–Manggarai:
      • Timor–Babar:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qubi
      • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
        • Buli (Indonesia): up
        • Kowiai: uf
        • Waropen: uwi
      • Proto-Oceanic: *qupi
        • Admiralty Islands:
          • Manus:
            • East:
              • Leipon: uh
          • Southeast:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Central Pacific: *quvi
            • Fijian: uvi
            • Proto-Polynesian: *qufi
              • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
                • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
                  • Marquesic:
                    • Hawaiian: uhi
                    • Mangarevan: uʻi
                    • Marquesan:
                      • North Marquesan: uhi
                      • South Marquesan: ufi
                  • Rapa Nui: uhi
                  • Tahitic:
                    • Cook Islands Maori:
                    • French Polynesia:
                    • New Zealand Maori–Moriori:
                • Samoic–Outlier:
              • Tongic:
            • Rotuman: ʻuhi
          • Southeast Solomonic:
            • Bugotu–Gela:
            • Malaita–Makira:
          • Southern Oceanic:
            • Central Vanuatu:
              • Epi:
              • Malakula:
                • Avava: o-ovi
                • Namakura: ʔuw
            • South Vanuatu:
        • Western Oceanic:
          • Meso-Melanesian:
            • Northwest Solomonic:
              • Nehan–Bougainville:
              • New Georgia:
            • St. George:
            • Willaumez:
          • Papuan Tip:
            • Are:
            • Kilivila–Masima:
  • Greater Barito:
    • East Barito:
    • Sama-Bajaw:
    • West Barito:
  • Kayanic:
  • Lampungic
  • Land Dayak:
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *hubi
  • Moklenic:
  • North Borneo:
    • Central Sarawak:
      • Central Melanau: ubey
    • Proto-North Sarawak:
      • Berawan–Lower Baram:
      • Dayic:
      • Kenyah:
  • Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:
  • Old Javanese: huwi
  • Proto-Philippine: *qubi
    • Batanic:
    • Central Luzon:
      • Sambalic:
    • Greater Central Philippine:
      • Central Philippine:
      • Danao:
      • Gorontalo–Mongondow:
      • Manobo:
        • Obo Manobo: 'uvi'
        • Western Bukidnon Manobo: uvi
      • Palawanic:
        • Brooke's Point Palawano: ubi
        • Central Tagbanwa: kuvi
      • South Mangyan:
    • Kalamian:
    • Minahasan:
      • Tontemboan: uwi
    • Northern Luzon:
      • Ilocano: úbi
      • Cagayan Valley:
      • Meso-Cordilleran:
        • Central Cordilleran:
        • Southern Cordilleran:
          • Keley-I Kallahan: ubi
          • Pangasinan: ubí
      • Northeastern Luzon:
        • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: ubí
        • Dupaningan Agta: ubi
    • South Mindanao (Bilic):
  • Proto-South Sulawesi:

Further reading

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