Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/lilin

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

*lilin

beeswax

Descendants

Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Cagayan Valley
    - Isnag: lilín
  - Northeastern Luzon
    - Casiguran Dumagat Agta: lilén
  - Meso-Cordilleran
    - Central Cordilleran
      - Kankanaey: lilín
      - Batad Ifugao: lilin
      - Tuwali Ifugao: lilin
    - Southern Cordilleran
      - Ibaloi: dilin
- Central Luzon
  - Sambalic
    - Sambali: lilin
    - Abenlen Ayta: lilin
Barito
- West Barito
  - Ngaju: lilin
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Nias: lili
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Iban: lilin
  - Malay: lilin
    - Indonesian: lilin
  - Minangkabau: lilin
Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Sumba–Flores
  - Manggarai: lilin
  - Ngadha: lili
- Timoric
  - Tetum: lilin
  - Luang: lilli
- Central Maluku
  - Saleman: lilin

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *lilin.