Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabu

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qabu[2]

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Derived terms

  • *ma-qabu
  • *maŋ-qabu
  • *paR-qabu-an
  • *qabu-en
  • *q(in)abu

Descendants

  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qabu (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-North Sarawak: *abu (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Philippine: *qabu (see there for further descendants)
  • Chamorro: apu
  • Old Javanese: hawu
  • Proto-Malayic: *habu (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (21 June 2020) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition – *abus[1]
  2. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (21 June 2020) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition – *qabu[2]

See also