Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/wakaʀ

This Proto-Central-Eastern 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-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

*wakaʀ

  1. root (of plant)

Descendants

  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
    • Kamarian: waar
    • Palu'e: waka
    • Bilba: oka
    • Yamdena: wakar
  • Fijian: waka
  • Proto-Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)
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