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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/lipəs

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ipəs, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs.

Smith (2017) posits that the *qali- prefix appears to be fused on the root, resulting in *ipəs > *lipəs.

Noun

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*lipəs

  1. cockroach

Descendants

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  • Banjarese: lipas
  • Malayan
  • Urak Lawoi': ลีปัยฮ (lipas, insect)

References

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  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa