Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/damar

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *damaʀ.

Noun

*damar

  1. resin
  2. resinous torch

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: damar, dambar
  • Malayan
  • Urak Lawoi': ดาเมอ (dame)

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University