Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tazəm

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 *Cazəm.

Adjective

*tazəm

1. sharp

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Central Philippine
    • Tagalog: talím
    • Bikol Central: taróm
• Proto-Malayic:
  • Malay: tajam
    • Indonesian: tajam
• South Sulawesi
  • Makasar: tarang
• Celebic
  • Wolio: tada

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary.