Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/maturuʀ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Alternative forms

  • *matiruʀ

Etymology

From *ma- (“stative prefix”) + Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduʀ.

Verb

*maturuʀ

  1. to be asleep, to sleep

Descendants

  • Micronesian:
    • Marshallese: mājur
  • North-Central Vanuatu:
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