Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/jari

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Noun

*jari

finger

Descendants

Banjarese: jari
Kendayan: jari
Ibanic
- Iban: jari (“hand”)
- Keninjal: jaɣi
- Mualang: jaɣi
- Remun: jaɣi (“hand”)
- Seberuang: jaɣey (“hand”)
Malayan
- Malay: jari
  - Indonesian: jari
  - → Acehnese: jaroe
  - → Min Nan: 惹𨁫 (jiá-lí)
  - → Semai: jariiq
- Brunei Malay: jari
- Central Malay: jaxi
- Minangkabau: jari
- Pattani Malay: ยฺารฺี (jaɣi)
Urak Lawoi': ยฺารี (jari)

References

Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa