Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/lubaŋ

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 *lubaŋ (“burial pit”). Doublet of *luaŋ and *Ruqaŋ.

Noun

*lubaŋ

  1. hole

Descendants

  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
  • Proto-Philippine: *lubaŋ (“to plant root crops, plant cuttings”) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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