Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/waiʀ ni mata

This Proto-Central-Eastern 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-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. By surface analysis, *waiʀ (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”).

Noun

*waiʀ ni mata

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

Central Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
- Sumba-Flores
  - Sumba
    - Savu
      - Sabu: ei na mada
Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
- Proto-Oceanic: *waiʀ ni mata
  - Central-Eastern Oceanic
    - East Fijian
      - Fijian: wai ni mata

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *waiʀ ni mata

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