Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/hawan

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

Noun

*hawan (Western Malayo-Polynesian)

  1. atmosphere (gases surrounding the Earth)

Descendants

  • Proto-Philippine:
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Cebuano: hawan (“a void, clear area”)
  • Old Javanese: awan (“midday, noon”)
  • Malayo-Chamic
    • Proto-Malayic: *awan (“cloud”)
  • Rejang: awan (“cloud”)
  • Barito
    • Malagasy: avana (“rainbow”)
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