Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/air

This Proto-Malayo-Chamic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aiʀ/

Noun

*air

water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
- Balinese: yeh
- Sasak-Sumbawa
  - Sasak: aiq
  - Sumbawa: ai
Chamic
- Coastal Chamic
  - Cham
    - Eastern Cham: ya / ꨢ
- Highlands Chamic
  - Jarai: ia
Malayic: *air
- Malayan
  - Kedah Malay: ayaq
  - Malay: air / اءير‎
    - Indonesian: air

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *air

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