Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Cazəm

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

Etymology

Compare Proto-Tai *ʰlɛːmᴬ¹ (“sharp, pointed”), whence Thai แหลม (lɛ̌ɛm, “sharp, pointed”).

Adjective

*Cazəm

  1. sharp

Descendants

  • ⇒ Saisiyat: soma:om
  • East Formosan
    • >? Kavalan: tamaz (“sharpen”)
    • Amis: talem
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *tazəm

References

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