Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tian

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 *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN (“belly”).

Noun

*tian

  1. womb; uterus

Descendants

  • Banjarese: tian
  • Malay: tian
  • Minangkabau: tian

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
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