Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Səpat

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

**Proto-Austronesian cardinal numbers**
< 3	4	5 >
Cardinal : *Səpat

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səpat/

Numeral

*Səpat

four

Derived terms

*Siwa (“9”) (possibly)

Descendants

Bunun: paat, pat
Eastern Formosan
- Ami
  - Amis: sepat
  - Sakizaya: sepat
- Kavalanic
  - Basay: sepat
  - Kavalan: ʔu-spat
- Sirayaic
  - Siraya: xpat
  - Taivoan: paha'
Atayalic
- Proto-Atayalic: *səpat
  - Taroko: spat
Northwest Formosan
- Pazeh: sepat
- Saisiyat: Sopat
Western Plains
- Babuza: shupa
- Thao: shpaat
- Papora: pat
Tsouic
- Tsou: sʉptʉ
- Kanakanabu: sʉpatʉ
- Saaroa: paatʉ
Paiwanic
- Paiwan: sepatj
Puyuma: pat
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *əpat (see there for further descendants)

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sepat”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI