Reconstruction:Proto-South Sulawesi/wai mata

This Proto-South Sulawesi 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-South Sulawesi

Etymology

*wai (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Noun

*wai mata

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

Descendants

• Tae': wai mata

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wai mata