Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)qasin

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.

From Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)qasiN.

• IPA^(key): /(ma)ʔasin/, /(ma)qasin/

*(ma-)qasin

1. salty (tasting of salt)

• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
    • Timor-Babar
      • Nuclear Timor
        • East Timor
          • Tetumic
            • Tetum: asin
• Western Malayo-Polynesian: *(ma-)qasin
  • Philippine
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
        • Tagalog: asin
        • Visayan
          • Central Visayan
            • Peripheral Visayan
              • Hiligaynon: asín
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
    • Malayo-Chamic
      • Proto-Malayic: *(mə-)hasin
        • Ibanic
          • Iban: masin
        • Malayan
          • Malay: asin, masin
            • Indonesian: asin
• Proto-Oceanic: *maqasin
  • Tongan: māsima
  • Samoan: māsima (“salt”)
  • Fijian: masima
  • Proto-Polynesian: *masi₁ (“product of fermentation”)
    • Samoan: masi (“meal of fermented fruit”)
    • Tahitian: mahi (“meal of breadfruit”)
    • Maori: māhī (“to ferment”)

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qasin