Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hubi

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“yam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hubi/

Noun

*hubi

1. yam

Descendants

• Banjarese: hubi
• Ibanic:
  • Iban: ubi
  • Keninjal: ubi
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: ubi
  • Malay: ubi
    • Indonesian: ubi
  • Minangkabau: ubi
• Urak Lawoi': ฮูบี (hubi)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qubi
• Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications