Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/(h)abu(s)

This Proto-Malayo-Chamic 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-Malayo-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(h)abu(s)/

Noun

*(h)abu(s)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *(h)abu(s)
  • Malayan
    • Malay: abu / ابو
      • Indonesian: abu

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *habu
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *abus