Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/paʀane

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʀane/

Verb

*paʀane

1. to be brave, be bold
2. to dare

Descendants

• Western Oceanic
  • Meso-Melanesian
    • Northwest Solomonic
      • Cheke Holo: frane
      • Roviana: varane
• Central-Eastern Oceanic
  • Micronesian
    • Marshallese: peran

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *baRani