Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/danaw

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *danaw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /danaw/

Noun

*danaw

lake (body of water)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Oceanic:
    - Central-Eastern Oceanic
      - Fijian: drano
    - Polynesian: *rano
      - Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Rapa Nui: rano
        
        Samoan: lano
      - Tongan: ano
Borneo-Philippines:
- East Barito:
  - Malagasy: rano (“water”)
- Philippine:
  - Cebuano: danaw, lanaw
  - Ilocano: danaw
  - Kapampangan: lawa
  - Tagalog: lawa
Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Malayo-Sumbawan:
  - Malayo-Chamic:
    - Malayic: *danaw
      - Malay: danau
        Indonesian: danau

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