Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/layaʀ

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Etymology

Sagart believes this word for "sail" must be a post-Proto-Austronesian innovation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lajar/, /lajaʀ/

Noun

*layaʀ

  1. sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)

Descendants

  • Kavalan: RayaR
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *layaʀ (see there for further descendants)
  • Paiwan: lalaya

References

  1. ^ Sagart, Laurent (2022) “Eastern Walu-Siwaish *layaR ‘sail’”, in Sino-Tibetan-Austronesian‎[1]

Further reading

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