Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/uak

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

*uak

  1. loud, harsh cry; bellowing

Descendants

  • Malayo-Sumbawan
    • Malayo-Chamic
      • Malayic
        • Malay: uak (“cry of a buffalo, cow, etc.”), uak-uak (“cry of a gibbon”)
  • Proto-Philippine: *uak (“crow”)
      • Greater Central Philippine
        • Central Philippine
          • Tagalog: uwak
          • Bikol
          • Bisayan
            • Western Bisayan
            • Cebuano: uwak
            • Southern Bisayan
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