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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/laŋit

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 *laŋiC.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laŋit/

Noun

*laŋit

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)

Descendants

  • Borneo-Philippines:
  • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Oceanic:
        • Admiralty Islands:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Fijian: lagi
          • Micronesian:
      • Rotuman: lạgi (long form), lȧg (short form)
      • Southeast Solomonic:
      • Mafea: tailangi
      • Western Oceanic:
      • Yapese: laeng, laang
  • Sunda-Sulawesi:
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