Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/tian

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

*tian

1. belly

Descendants

• Central Luzon:
  • Botolan Sambal: tian
  • Kapampangan: atyan
• Greater Central Philippine:
  • Central Philippine:
    • Tagalog: tiyan
    • Visayan:
      • Cebu:
        • Cebuano: tiyan
      • Central:
        • Hiligaynon: tiyan
        • Romblomanon: tiyan
        • Waray-Waray: tiyan
      • South:
        • Tausug: tiyan
      • West:
        • Aklanon: tiyan
        • Cuyunon: tiyan
  • Danao:
    • Maranao: tian
  • South Mangyan:
    • Buhid: tian
    • Hanunoo: tiyan
• Kalamian:
  • Calamian Tagbanwa: tian
• Northern Luzon:
  • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: tian
  • Dupaningan Agta: tiyan
  • Ilocano: tian

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tiaN