Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/wiʀi

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

Adjective

*wiʀi

1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)

Derived terms

• *(ka-)wiʀi
• *(ma-)wiʀi

Descendants

• Atayal: 'iil, izil (Kinhakul)
• Kanakanabu: i'íri
• Kulon-Pazeh: ixi
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *wiʀi (see there for further descendants)
• Paiwan: viri
• Puyuma: taRawiRi (Tamalakaw), tarawili (Nanwang)
• Rukai: viri
• Saaroa: iri

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *wiRi