Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Səpat

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

Proto-Austronesian numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  3	4	5  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: *Səpat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səpat/

Numeral

*Səpat

1. four

Derived terms

• *Siwa (“9”) (possibly)

Descendants

• Proto-Tsouic: *Sə́pátə
  • Tsou: sʉptʉ
  • Southern Tsouic:
    • Kanakanabu: sʉpatʉ
    • Saaroa: paatʉ
• Western Plains:
  • Thao: shpaat
  • Central Western Plains:
    • Babuza: shupa
    • Papora: pat
• Northern Formosan:
  • Plains:
    • Saisiyat: Sopat
    • Pazeh: sepat
  • Proto-Atayalic: *səpat
    • Taroko: spat
• East Formosan:
  • Kavalanic:
    • Basay: sepat
    • Kavalan: ʔu-spat
  • Ami:
    • Amis: sepat
    • Sakizaya: sepat
  • Sirayaic:
    • Siraya: xpat
    • Taivoan: paha'
• Bunun: paat, pat
• Puyuma: pat
• Paiwan: sepatj
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *əpat (see there for further descendants)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sepat”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*Səpat”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary