Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/wair

This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waiʀ/

Noun

*wair

water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

Madurese: aèng
Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *air
- Proto-Chamic: *ʔiar
  - Acehnese: ië
  - Coastal Chamic:
    - Cham:
      - Eastern Cham: ꨀꨳꨩ (aia)
      - Western Cham: ايا (aia)
  - Highlands Chamic:
    - Chru-Northern Chamic:
      - Chru: ia
      - Northern Chamic:
        Northern Roglai: ia
        Tsat: ʔia³³
    - Jarai: ia
    - Rade: êa
- Proto-Malayic: *air
  - Ibanic
    - Iban: ai
    - Mualang: aik
  - Nuclear Malayic
    - Brunei Malay: aing
    - Kedah Malay: ayaq
    - Malay: air
      - Indonesian: air
  - Urak Lawoi': อาเย (ayë)
Sundanese: ᮎᮄ (cai)

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wair