Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)qasin

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)qasiN.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ma)ʔasin/, /(ma)qasin/

Adjective

*(ma-)qasin

salty (tasting of salt)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Malayo-Polynesian
  - Timor-Babar
    - Nuclear Timor
      - East Timor
        Tetumic
        Tetum: asin
Western Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
- Philippine
  - Greater Central Philippine
    - Central Philippine
      - Tagalog: asin
      - Visayan
        Central Visayan
        Peripheral Visayan
        Hiligaynon: asín
- Malayo-Sumbawan
  - Malayo-Chamic
    - Proto-Malayic: *(mə-)hasin
      - Ibanic
        Iban: masin
      - Nuclear Malayic
        Malay: asin, masin
        Indonesian: asin
Proto-Oceanic: *maqasin
- Tongan: māsima
- Samoan: māsima (“salt”)
- Fijian: masima
- Proto-Polynesian: *masi₁ (“product of fermentation”)
  - Samoan: masi (“meal of fermented fruit”)
  - Tahitian: mahi (“meal of breadfruit”)
  - Maori: māhī (“to ferment”)

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qasin