Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/jalan

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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟalan/

Noun

*jalan

path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken)

Descendants

Banjarese: jalan
Kendayan: jalan
Ibanic
- Iban: jalai
- Keninjal: jalan
- Mualang: jalai
- Remun: jala
- Seberuang: jalai
Nuclear Malayic
- Malay: jalan
  - > Indonesian: jalan (inherited)
  - → Chinese: 惹蘭／惹兰 (Rělán)
- Brunei Malay: jalan
- Kedah Malay: jalan
- Central Malay: jalan
- Minangkabau: jalan, jalang
- Negeri Sembilan Malay: jalan
- Pattani Malay: ยฺาแล (jalɛ)
Urak Lawoi': ยฺาลัด (jalat)

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
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zalan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa