Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/air

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*air

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: ai
    • Mualang: aik
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Banjarese: air
    • Brunei Malay: aing
    • Central Malay: aiak
    • Kendayan: ai
    • Kedah Malay: ayaq
    • Malay: air
      • Ambonese Malay: aer
      • Indonesian: air
    • Minangkabau: aia
    • Musi: ayo
  • Urak Lawoi': อาเย (ayë)
  • Pattani Malay: اٴير (air)

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
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wahiR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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