Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qaləpan

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

Etymology

from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”).

Noun

*qaləpan

  1. love
  2. pity, compassion

Descendants

  • Proto-Oceanic: *qalopan (see there for further descendants)
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