Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/dilaq

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dilaʔ/, /dilaq/

Noun

*dilaq

tongue (organ)

Descendants

Bornean
- North Bornean
  - North Sarawakan
    - Kiput: deleiʔ
Old Javanese: dilah (“flame”), dilat (“tongue”), ilat (“tongue”), liḍah (“tongue”)
- Javanese: ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah, “lamp; lantern”)
  - → Malay: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)
    - Indonesian: dilah (“lamp; lantern”)
- Javanese: ꦢꦶꦭꦠ꧀ (dilat, “to lick”)
- Javanese: ꦲꦶꦭꦠ꧀ (ilat, “tongue”)
- → Banjarese: ilat (“tongue”)
- → Sundanese: ilat (“tongue”)
  - → Indonesian: ilat (“blade”)
- Javanese: ꦭꦶꦝꦃ (lidhah, “tongue”)
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayo-Chamic
  - Proto-Chamic: *dilah
    - Acehnese: dilah, lidah (< Malayic ?)
    - Cham:
      - Eastern Cham: ꨕꨤꩍ (dalah)
    - Northern Cham
      - Tsat: la⁵⁵
  - Proto-Malayic: *lidah
    - Brunei Malay: lidah
    - Malay: lidah
      - Indonesian: lidah
Philippine
- Central
  - Tagalog: dila
- Northern Luzon
  - Ilocano: dila