Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bəras

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

Noun

*bəras

  1. rice (raw seeds used as food)

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: berau
    • Mualang: beras
    • Seberuang: beras
  • Nuclear Malayic