Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/jahit

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit (“to sew”).

Verb

*jahit

1. to sew

Descendants

• Banjarese: jahit
• Kendayan: jait
• Ibanic
  • Iban: jait
  • Keninjal: jait
  • Mualang: jayet
  • Seberuang: jayet
• Malayan
  • Malay: jahit
    • Indonesian: jahit
  • Brunei Malay: jait
  • Central Malay: jait
  • Minangkabau: jaik
• Urak Lawoi': ยฺาเฮะ (jahëq)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa