Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/layaʀ

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*layaʀ

  1. sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Central Maluku:
      • Flores–Lembata:
      • Sumba–Flores:
      • Timor–Babar:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *layaʀ
        • Admiralty Islands:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
          • Central Pacific:
            • Fijian: laca, laya
            • Proto-Polynesian: *la (see there for further descendants)
            • Rotuman: läe
            • Western Fijian: laca
          • Micronesian: *lea
          • Southern Oceanic:
        • Western Oceanic:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:

Further reading edit