Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/wair

This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waiʀ/

Noun

*wair

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

• Madurese: aèng
• Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *air
  • Proto-Chamic: *ʔiar
    • Acehnese: ie
    • Coastal Chamic:
      • Cham:
        • Eastern Cham: ꨀꨳꨩ (aia)
        • Western Cham: ايا (aia)
    • Highlands Chamic:
      • Chru-Northern Chamic:
        • Chru: ia
        • Northern Chamic:
          • Northern Roglai: ia
          • Tsat: ʔia³³
      • Jarai: ia
      • Rade: êa
  • Proto-Malayic: *air
    • Ibanic
      • Iban: ai
      • Mualang: aik
    • Malayan
      • Brunei Malay: aing
      • Kedah Malay: ayaq
      • Malay: air
        • Indonesian: air
    • Urak Lawoi': อาเย (ayë)
• Sundanese: ᮎᮄ (cai)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wair