Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/(mə-)hasin

This Proto-Malayic 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.

This Proto-Malayic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)qasiN.

Adjective

*(mə-)hasin

1. salty (tasting of salt)

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: masin
• Nuclear Malayic
  • Malay: asin, masin
    • Indonesian: asin

References

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

Further reading

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017), The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa