Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kilat

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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 *likaC.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiˈlat/

Noun

*kilat

lightning

Descendants

Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese: kilat
- Indonesian: kilat
- Malay: kilat
Oceanic
- Samoan: 'i'ila
Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Ibanag: kila'
  - Kankanaey: kilat
- Greater Central Philippine
  - Central Philippine
    - Bikol Central: kitkilat
    - Cebuano: kilat
    - Tagalog: kidlat

Further reading

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kilat

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