Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/abala

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 This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

According to Zorc (1979), it is derived from Proto-Austronesian *qabaʀa (“shoulder”) with a semantic shift.

Verb

*abala

  1. (intransitive) to bother, disturb, annoy or inconvenience someone

Descendants

  • Abenlen Ayta: abala
  • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: abala
  • Hanunoo: abala
  • Kapampangan: abala
  • Pangasinan: abala
  • Tagalog: abala

References

  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 1
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*abála”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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