Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-um-

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 *-um-.

Infix

*-um-

inflectional affix marking actor voice

Descendants

Philippines
- Hiligaynon: -um-
- Tagalog: -um-
Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
- Nias: -um-
Celebic
- Balantak: -um-

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *<um>.