Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/wair mata

This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan

Etymology

*wair (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”), from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *wair mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waiʀ mata/

Noun

*wair mata

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

Malayo-Chamic: *air mata
- Malayic: *air mata
  - Malayan
    - Malay: air mata / اءير مات‎
      - Indonesian: air mata

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wair mata

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