Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Sawak

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This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sawak/

Noun

*Sawak

waist

Descendants

Atayal: thawak
Kavalan: sawaq
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *hawak (see there for further descendants)
Thao: awak

References

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *Sawak

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