Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/(h)abu(s)

This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(h)abu(s)/

Noun

*(h)abu(s)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *(h)abu(s)
  • Proto-Malayic: *(h)abu(s)
    • Malayan
      • Malay: abu / ابو
        • Indonesian: abu
• Sundanese: hawu (“stove”)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *habu
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *abus