Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/wahiʀ ni mata

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

Etymology

*wahiʀ (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wahiʀ ni mata/, /wahir ni mata/

Noun

*wahiʀ ni mata

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

• Malayo-Sumbawan: *wair mata
  • Malayo-Chamic: *air mata
    • Proto-Malayic: *air mata
      • Malayan
        • Malay: air mata / اءير مات
          • Indonesian: air mata
      • Ibanic
        • Iban: ai mata
• South Sulawesi: *wai mata
  • Northern South Sulawesi
    • Toraja
      • Tae': wai mata
• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
    • Sumba-Flores
      • Sumba
        • Savu
          • Sabu: ei na mada
  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
    • Proto-Oceanic: *waiʀ ni mata
      • Central-Eastern Oceanic
        • East Fijian
          • Fijian: wai ni mata

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wahiʀ ni mata