Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/ʔiar

This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

Etymology

From the metathesis of Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiar/, /ʔiaʀ/

Noun

*ʔiar

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

  • Acehnese: ië
  • Coastal Chamic:
  • Highlands Chamic:
    • Chru-Northern Chamic:
      • Chru: ia
      • Northern Chamic:
    • Jarai: ia
    • Rade: êa
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