Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/pandan

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pandan/

Noun

*pandan

1. the screw pines; genus Pandanus spp.

Descendants

• Ibanic:
  • Iban: pandan
• Malayan:
  • Brunei Malay: pandan
  • Malay: pandan
    • Indonesian: pandan

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *paŋudaN
• Proto-Malayic: The Reconstruction Of Its Phonology And Parts Of Its Lexicon And Morphology
• Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications