Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/laban

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

Verb

*laban

to oppose; to go against someone

Descendants

Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Ilocano: laban
  - Pangasinan: laban
  - Casiguran Dumagat Agta: laban
- Central Luzon
  - Kapampangan: laban
- Central Philippine
  - Tagalog: laban
  - Bikol Central: laban
  - Cebuano: laban
  - Mansaka: laban
North Bornean
- Southwest Sabahan
  - Coastal Kadazan: havan
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Iban: laban
  - Malay: lawan
    - Indonesian: lawan
  - Urak Lawoi': ลาวัด (lawat)
- Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
  - Balinese: ᬮᬯᬦ᭄ (lawan)
  - Sasak: lawan
Old Javanese: lawan
- Javanese: ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan)
South Sulawesi
- Tae': laa
Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Central Maluku
  - Paulohi: lahan-e

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *laban₂.