Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qayam

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔajam/, /qajam/

Noun

*qayam

domesticated animal (animals that are tame)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Western Oceanic:
  - Polynesian:
    - Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Eastern Polynesian:
        Maori: heihei
Western Malayo-Polynesian: *qayam
- Sunda-Sulawesi:
  - Malayo-Sumbawan:
    - Malayo-Chamic:
      - Malayic: *hayam
        Malayan
        Malay: ayam / hayam / ايم‎ / هايم‎
        Indonesian: ayam

Synonyms

*manuk

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qayam

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