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

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
    - Ponosakan: yahat
- 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: darat