Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/waʀi

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waʀi/, /wari/

Noun

*waʀi

  1. day
  2. sun

Verb

*waʀi

  1. to dry (in the sun)

Descendants

  • Northern Formosan
    • Atayalic
      • Atayal: wagi' (“sun”)
  • East Formosan
    • Kavalanic
      • Kavalan: waRi (“east; sea”)
    • Ami
      • Amis: wali (“east”)
      • Sakizaya: wali (“east”)
    • Sirayaic
      • Siraya: wagi (“day”)
  • Bunun: vali (“sun”)
  • Rukai: vai (“sun; day”)
  • Puyuma: wari (“day; time; weather”)
  • ⇒ Paiwan: venaivai (“to dry something in the sun by hanging on frame”)
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *waʀi (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*waRi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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