Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/baŋəhih

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS.

Adjective

*baŋəhih

1. fragrant

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Northern Luzon
    • Ilocano: bang-i
• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Simeulue: fangi
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Chamic
    • Eastern Cham: bangi
• Old Javanese: wangi
  • Javanese: wangi
  • → Malay: wangi
    • Indonesian: wangi
• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Sumba–Flores
    • Ngadha: vangi

References

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