Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-um-

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 *-um-.

    Infix

    *-um-

    1. inflectional affix marking actor voice

    Descendants

    • Philippines
      • Cebuano: mo-, -um-
      • Hiligaynon: -um-
      • Tagalog: -um-
    • Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
    • Celebic
    • Old Javanese: -um-

    References