Reconstruction:Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih/waiʀ

This Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih 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-Halmahera-Cenderawasih

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*waiʀ

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

• Biak: war
• Irarutu: were
• Dusner: war

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *waiʀ