Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ambun

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 *ambun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ambun/

Noun

*ambun

dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)

Descendants

Western Malayo-Polynesian: *ambun
- Philippine
  - Greater Central Philippine
    - Central Philippine
      - Tagalog: ambon
        Bikol Central: ambon
- Malayo-Sumbawan
  - Malayo-Chamic
    - Proto-Malayic: *əmbun
      - Malayic
        Malay: embun
        Indonesian: embun

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