Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)qasin

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 *(ma-)qasiN.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ma)ʔasin/, /(ma)qasin/

Adjective

*(ma-)qasin

salty (tasting of salt)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Malayo-Polynesian
  - Timor-Babar
    - Nuclear Timor
      - East Timor
        Tetumic
        Tetum: asin
Western Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
- Borneo-Philippines
  - Philippine
    - Greater Central Philippine
      - Central Philippine
        Tagalog: asin
        
        Visayan
        Central Visayan
        Peripheral Visayan
        Hiligaynon: asín
- Sunda-Sulawesi
  - Malayo-Sumbawan
    - Malayo-Chamic
      - Proto-Malayic: *(mə-)hasin
        Malayan
        Malay: asin / masin / اسين‎ / ماسين‎
        Indonesian: asin

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qasin

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