Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/air

This Proto-Malayo-Chamic 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-Malayo-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*air

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

  • Proto-Chamic: *ʔiar
    • Acehnese:
    • Coastal Chamic:
    • Highlands Chamic:
      • Chru-Northern Chamic:
      • Jarai: ia
      • Rade: êa
  • Proto-Malayic: *air

Further reading