Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bañaw

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 *bañaw.

Verb

*bañaw

  1. to wash the body

Descendants

  • Proto-Philippine
    • Batanic
      • Yami-Itbayat
        • Itbayat : vanaw ("idea of washing the hands")
    • Northern Luzon
      • South-Central Cordilleran
        • Central Cordilleran
          • Kankanaey: bánaw (to dip, soak, steep, wet, drench)
    • Central Luzon
      • Sambalic
        • Sambali: mibano (wash the hands) (from *(ma)-bañaw)
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Phillipine
        • Visayan
          • Cebuano: bánaw
          • Western Bisayan
            • Aklanon: bánaw
      • Southern Mindoro

References