Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Sajək

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): /saɡʲək/

Verb

*Sajək

1. (transitive) to turn (sense a smell or smells)

Descendants

• Northern Formosan:
  • Plains:
    • Saisiyat: sazek
    • Pazeh: sasazek
  • Proto-Atayalic: *sauk
    • Atayal: sok
• East Formosan:
  • Ami:
    • Amis: sanek
    • Sakizaya: sanek
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *hajək (see there for further descendants)

References

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