Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/waʀi

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): /waʀi/, /wari/

Noun

*waʀi

1. day
2. sun

Verb

*waʀi

1. to dry (in the sun)

Descendants

• Kavalan: waRi (“east”)
• Puyuma: wari (“day”)
• Paiwan: vayvay (“to dry something in the sun by hanging on frame”)
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *waʀi (see there for further descendants)