Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/ada

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 *wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ada/

Verb

*ada

1. to be (exist)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *ada
  • Ibanic:
    • Iban: adai (from *ada-i)
  • Nuclear Malayic:
    • Banjarese: ada, kada
    • Malay: ada, ade (schwa-variety, colloquial)
      • Indonesian: ada
    • Minangkabau: ado
    • Urak Lawoi': อาดา (ada)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *ada