Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/wakaʀ

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

Noun

*wakaʀ

1. root (of plant)

   Synonym: *lakat

Descendants

• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Kamarian: waar
  • Palu'e: waka
  • Bilba: oka
  • Yamdena: wakar
• Central Pacific
  • Fijian: waka
  • Proto-Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)
• Bintulu-Melanau
  • Bintulu: waka
• Proto-Malayic: *akar
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: akar
  • Malay: akar
    • Indonesian: akar
• Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
  • Balinese: akah
  • Sasak: akah, akar
• Nias-Sikule
  • Nias: wa'a

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wakaR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI