Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/lipəs

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.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ipəs, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs.

Smith (2017) posits that the *qali- prefix appears to be fused on the root, resulting in *ipəs > *lipəs.

Noun

*lipəs

1. cockroach

Descendants

• Banjarese: lipas
• Malayan
  • Malay: lipas
    • Indonesian: lipas
  • Minangkabau: lipeh
  • Negeri Sembilan Malay: lipeh
  • Kedah Malay: lipaih
  • Pattani Malay: ลีปะฮ (lipah)
• Urak Lawoi': ลีปัยฮ (lipas, “insect”)

References

• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa