Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tələn

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

*tələn

1. to swallow

Descendants

• Central Philippine
  • Visayan
    • Aklanon: tueon
    • Cebuano: tulon
• Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
  • Toba Batak: tolon
  • Nias: tölö
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malay: telan
• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • Tetum: tolan