Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/danaw

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 *danaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /danaw/

Noun

*danaw

1. lake (body of water)

Descendants

• Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Oceanic:
      • Central-Eastern Oceanic
        • Fijian: drano
      • Proto-Polynesian: *rano
        • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
          • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
            • Rapa Nui: rano
          • Samoan: lano
        • Tongan: ano
• East Barito:
  • Malagasy: rano (“water”)
• Proto-Philippine:
  • Bikol Central: danaw
  • Cebuano: danaw, lanaw
  • Ilocano: danaw
  • Maranao: lanaw, ranaw
  • Tagalog: danaw, lanaw
  • Waray-Waray: danaw
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Malayic: *danaw
      • Malay: danau
        • Indonesian: danau