Reconstruction:Proto-North Sarawak/abu

This Proto-North Sarawak 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-North Sarawak

Etymology

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

Noun

*abu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Berawan-Lower Baram
  • Lower Baram
    • Kiput-Belait
      • Kiput: abew
      • Belait: abeow
• Kenyah
  • Bakung: abu
• Apo Duat
  • Kelabit: abuh
  • Lun Bawang: abuh
• Bintulu: avew