Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/ambun

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ambun/

Noun

*ambun

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

Descendants

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *ambun
- 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

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