Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/(w)akaʀ

This Proto-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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

*(w)akaʀ

1. root (of plant)

Descendants

• Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *wakaʀ
• Proto-Oceanic: *(w)akaʀ
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Pacific:
      • East Central Pacific:
        • Proto-Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)

External links

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