Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Suyeʔab

Proto-Austronesian

Etymology

Doublet of *Suab.

Verb

*Suyeʔab

  1. to yawn

Descendants

  • Formosan:
    • Atayal: m-suyap
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *huyeʔab
    • Celebic:
      • Kali-Pamona:
      • Tomini-Tolitoli:
        • Tomini:
          • Lauje: oyab
    • Philippine Languages:
      • Central Luzon:
      • Central Philippine:
        • Bisayan:
          • Aklanon: húyʔab
          • Cebuano: huyʔáb
          • Central Bisayan:
            • Hiligaynon: húyʔab
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Suyeʔab”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI