Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/təbus

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

Verb

*təbus

1. redeem; ransom

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Central Philippine
    • Tagalog: tubós
    • Bikol Central: tubós
    • Cebuano: tubós
• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Batak
    • Toba Batak: tobus
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Malay: tebus
      • Indonesian: tebus
  • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
    • Balinese: tebus
• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Timoric
    • Kisar: keuhu

References

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