Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/banaʀ

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *baNaʀ.

Noun

*banaʀ

a thorny vine, Smilax spp.

Descendants

Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Ilocano: banág
  - Central Bontoc: banál
- Greater Central Philippine
  - Central Philippine
    - Cebuano: banág
  - Gorontalo–Mongondow
    - Mongondow: banag
- South Mindanao
  - Tiruray: banar
  - Tboli: banal
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Nias: lambana
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: banar
    - Indonesian: banar
- Bali–Sasak—Sumbawa
  - Sasak: banar
Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Sumba–Flores
  - Manggarai: wanar

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *baNaR.