Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tasik

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 *tasik (sea, saltwater).

Noun

*tasik

  1. sea
  2. lake

Descendants

  • Ibanic:
    • Iban: tasik
  • Brunei Malay: tasik
  • Malay: tasik

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tasik”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI