Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/datəŋ

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 *datəŋ (come; arrive).

Verb

*datəŋ

  1. to come; to arrive

Descendants

  • Banjarese: datang
  • Kendayan: atang, atakng, datakng
  • Ibanic
  • Nuclear Malayic
  • Urak Lawoi': ดาตัก (datak)

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
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa