Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/ñawa

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲawa/

Noun

*ñawa

breath
life force

Verb

*ñawa

to breathe

Descendants

Iban: nyawa
Malay: nyawa
- Indonesian: nyawa
Urak Lawoi': ญาวา (nyawa)

External links

Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database – to breathe
Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *NiSawa