Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ambun

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 *ambun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ambun/

Noun

*ambun

dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)

Descendants

Western Malayo-Polynesian: *ambun
- Borneo-Philippines
  - Philippine
    - Greater Central Philippine
      - Central Philippine
        Tagalog: ambon
        Bikol Central: ambon
- Sunda-Sulawesi
  - Malayo-Sumbawan
    - Malayo-Chamic
      - Proto-Malayic: *əmbun
        Malayic
        Malay: embun
        Indonesian: embun