Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/hawan

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hawan/

Noun

*hawan

1. (Western Malayo-Polynesian) atmosphere (gases surrounding the Earth)

Descendants

• Western Malayo-Polynesian
  • Proto-Philippine
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
        • Proto-Visayan
          • Cebuano: hawan (“a void, clear area”)
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
    • Malayo-Chamic
      • Proto-Malayic: *awan
        • Brunei Malay: awan
        • Malay: awan
          • Indonesian: awan
  • Malagasy: avana (“rainbow”)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *hawan