Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/balaŋa

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *balaŋa (“shallow earthenware cooking pot or pan”).

Noun

*balaŋa

1. shallow earthenware cooking pot or pan

Descendants

• Proto-Batak:
  • Karo Batak: belanga
  • Toba Batak: balanga
• Proto-Celebic:
  • Wolio: balanga
• Proto-Oceanic
  • Gedaged: palang (“potsherd”)
• Proto-Philippine:
  • Batanic
    • Yami: vahanga
  • Central Luzon
    • Kapampangan: balanga
  • Tagalog: balangâ
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Malayic:
      • Iban: belanga
      • Malay: belanga
        • Indonesian: belanga
      • Minangkabau: balango
• South Sulawesi
  • Makasar: balanga (“earthen rice pot”)
• West Barito
  • Ngaju: balanga (“sacred jar”)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *balaŋa