Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/paha(ʔ)

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 *paqa, from Proto-Austronesian *paqa (“thigh”).

Noun

*paha(ʔ)

thigh

Descendants

Banjarese: paha
Kendayan: pahaʔ
Ibanic
- Iban: pæːh
- Keninjal: pahaʔ
- Mualang: paː
- Seberuang: paː
Nuclear Malayic
- Malay: paha, peha (common nonstandard spelling)
  - Indonesian: paha
- Minangkabau: pao
- Pattani Malay: ปอฮอ (pɔhɔ)
Urak Lawoi': ปาฮา (paha)

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