Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Cazəm

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

Adjective

*Cazəm

1. sharp

Descendants

• ⇒ Saisiyat: soma:om
• East Formosan
  • >? Kavalan: tamaz (“sharpen”)
  • Amis: talem
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *tazəm
  • 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.