Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(ma-)qasiN

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ma)ʔaçilʲ/, /(ma)qaçilʲ/

Adjective

*(ma-)qasiN

  1. salty (tasting of salt)

Descendants

  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
    • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
      • Central Malayo-Polynesian
        • Timor-Babar
          • Nuclear Timor
            • East Timor
              • Tetumic
                • Tetum: asin
    • Western Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
      • Philippine
        • Greater Central Philippine
          • Central Philippine
            • Tagalog: asin
            • Visayan
              • Central Visayan
                • Peripheral Visayan
      • Malayo-Sumbawan
    • Proto-Oceanic: *maqasin
      • Tongan: māsima
      • Samoan: māsima (“salt”)
      • Fijian: masima
      • Proto-Polynesian: *masi₁ (“product of fermentation”)
        • Samoan: masi (“meal of fermented fruit”)
        • Tahitian: mahi (“meal of breadfruit”)
        • Maori: māhī (“to ferment”)
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