Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Sasaq

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): /saʃaq/

Verb

*Sasaq

1. (transitive) to sharpen, whet

Descendants

• Tsouic:
  • Tsou: sasa
• Bunun: asah
• Paiwan: tataq
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *hasaq (see there for further descendants)

References

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