Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tian

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Pronunciation

Noun

*tian

  1. belly
    Synonym: *kəmpuŋ

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *tian
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Central Pacific:
            • Proto-Polynesian: *tia
              • Futunic:
              • Marquesic:
              • Tahitic:
            • Rotuman: fia
          • Micronesian: *tia
          • Southeast Solomonic:
          • Southern Oceanic:
        • Western Oceanic:
          • Meso-Melanesian:
          • North New Guinea:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Kayanic:
    • North Borneo:
      • Proto-North Sarawak:
      • Northeast Sabah:
      • Southwest Sabah:
        • Greater Dusunic:
          • Central Dusun: tian
          • Kadazan:
            • Coastal Kadazan: tizan
            • Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan: tijan
          • Momogun:
        • Murutic:
          • Burusu: ketian (“pregnant”)
        • Paitanic:
    • Proto-Philippine: *tian
      • Central Luzon:
      • Greater Central Philippine:
      • Kalamian:
        • Calamian Tagbanwa: tian
      • Northern Luzon:
    • Celebic:
      • Proto-Bungku-Tolaki: *tiaN
      • Kaili–Pamona:
      • Saluan–Banggai:
      • Tomini–Tolitoli:
    • Palauan: diyl
    • Chamorro: tuyan
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Old Javanese: tian
    • Proto-South Sulawesi:

Further reading

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