Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tambak

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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

Noun

*tambak

  1. dam, dyke, embankment

Verb

*tambak

  1. to fill a hole with earth
  2. to heap up

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Northern Luzon
      • Ilocano: tambák
      • Cagayan Valley
      • Meso-Cordilleran
    • Greater Central Philippine
    • Kalamian
  • Greater Barito
  • Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands languages
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Old Javanese: tambak
  • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian
    • Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
      • Oceanic: *tabak (dam, dyke, embankment)
        • Southeast Solomonic
          • Gela: tatamba (to bank up with logs or stones to keep earth from falling)

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