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

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

Descendants

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