Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/sumpit

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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): /çumpit/

Noun

*sumpit

blowgun, blowpipe (weapon)

Descendants

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *sumpit (“blowpipe, blowgun”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  - Proto-Malayic:
    - Indonesian: sumpit
      - Malay: sumpit

Further reading

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *sumpit

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