Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/qabu

This Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qabu

ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *qabu
Oceanic: *qapu
- Central-Eastern Oceanic
  - Polynesian
    - Nuclear Polynesian
      - Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
        Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
        Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
        Eastern Polynesian
        Rapa Nui: ikuvera

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qabu

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