Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/
wada
This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan
Etymology
From
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*wada
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/wada/
Verb
*wada
to
be
(
exist
)
Descendants
Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
Balinese:
ada
Sasak:
ara
Madurese:
badha
Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
*ada
Proto-Malayic:
*ada
Ibanic:
Iban:
adai
(from
*ada-i
)
Nuclear Malayic:
Banjarese:
kada
Malay:
ada
,
ade
(
Johor-Riau
,
colloquial
)
Indonesian:
ada
Minangkabau:
ado
Urak Lawoi':
อาดา
(
ada
)
External links
Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wada