Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/sumpit

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çumpit/

Noun

1. blowgun, blowpipe (weapon)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *sumpit (“blowpipe, blowgun”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Proto-Malayic:
      • Indonesian: sumpit
        • Malay: sumpit

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *sumpit