Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/biʀaq

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biraq/, /biʀaq/

Noun

*biʀaq

1. Alocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro

Descendants

• East Formosan
  • Amis: fila'
  • Sakizaya: bila'
• Paiwan: biaq
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *biʀaq

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *biRaq₁