Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/hilah

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

*hilah

1. drag, pull

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Central Philippine
    • Tagalog: hila
    • Bikol Central: hila
    • Visayan
      • Cebuano: hila
      • Aklanon: hilah
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Malay: hela
      • Indonesian: hela
      • → Ternate: hela

References

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