Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/daʀat

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Noun

*daʀat

1. littoral sea

Descendants

Most descendants have developed the exactly opposite meanings of "sea" and "land".

• Philippine
  • Northern Philippine
    • Ilocano: darat (“sand”)
  • Central Luzon
    • Kapampangan: dáyat
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Bikol Central: dágat
      • Tagalog: dágat
      • Cebuano: dágat
    • Danao
      • Maranao: ragat
      • Maguindanao: lagat
    • Gorontalo–Mongondow
      • Gorontalo: deheto
      • Mongondow: dagat
  • South Mindanao
    • Tiruray: dogot
• Sama-Bajaw
  • Yakan: lahat
  • West Coast Bajau: lahad
• North Bornean
  • Southwest Sabahan
    • Dusunic
      • Central Dusun: rahat
      • Coastal Kadazan: daat
    • Paitanic
      • Tombonuo: raat
  • North Sarawakan
    • Bintulu: rat
  • Central Sarawakan
    • Central Melanau: daat
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Iban: darat
    • Malay: darat
      • Indonesian: darat
    • Minangkabau: darek
  • Bali–Sasak
    • Balinese: dahat
    • Sasak: darat
• Old Javanese: rāt
  • Javanese: rat
• Celebic
  • Tomini: dagat
• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • Tetum: raat
• Sundanese: ᮓᮛᮒ᮪ (darat)