Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hambaŋ

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

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hambaŋ/

Verb

*hambaŋ

  1. to float (drift gently through the air)

Descendants

  • Malayan
    • Malay: ambang
      • > Indonesian: ambang (inherited)