Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/lilin

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

Noun

*lilin

1. beeswax

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Northern Luzon
    • Cagayan Valley
      • Isnag: lilín
    • Northeastern Luzon
      • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: lilén
    • Meso-Cordilleran
      • Central Cordilleran
        • Kankanaey: lilín
        • Batad Ifugao: lilin
        • Tuwali Ifugao: lilin
      • Southern Cordilleran
        • Ibaloi: dilin
  • Central Luzon
    • Sambalic
      • Sambali: lilin
      • Abenlen Ayta: lilin
• Barito
  • West Barito
    • Ngaju: lilin
• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Nias: lili
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Iban: lilin
    • Malay: lilin
      • Indonesian: lilin
    • Minangkabau: lilin
• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Sumba–Flores
    • Manggarai: lilin
    • Ngadha: lili
  • Timoric
    • Tetum: lilin
    • Luang: lilli
  • Central Maluku
    • Saleman: lilin

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *lilin.