Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/air bah

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This Proto-Malayo-Chamic 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-Chamic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

*air (water) +‎ *bah (flood), from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair bah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*air bah

  1. floodwater (water of flood)

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Malayic: *air bah

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