Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/wakaʀ

This Proto-Central-Eastern 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-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

*wakaʀ

1. root (of plant)

Descendants

• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Kamarian: waar
  • Palu'e: waka
  • Bilba: oka
  • Yamdena: wakar
• Fijian: waka
• Proto-Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wakaʀ
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *akaʀ