Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/
Sawak
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
)
:
/sawak/
Noun
*Sawak
waist
Descendants
Atayal:
thawak
Kavalan:
sawaq
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian:
*hawak
(
see there for further descendants
)
Thao:
awak
References
Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Sawak