Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tawa(ʔ)

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*tawa(ʔ)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)

Descendants[edit]

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: ketawa
  • Malayan