Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/
saliʀ
This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian
Etymology
From the root
*-liʀ
.
Verb
*saliʀ
(
of water
)
to
flow
Descendants
Western Malayo-Polynesian
Proto-Malayic:
*salir
Malay:
salir
>
Indonesian:
salir
(
inherited
)
Central Malayo-polynesian
Fordata:
salir
Oceanic
Tigak:
salik
Nakanai:
sali
Gela:
hali-hali
Lonwolwol:
hal
Western Fijian:
sali
Fijian:
sali
References
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “
*saliR
”, in the CLDF dataset from
The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
(2010–),
→DOI