Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/wakaʀ

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

Noun

*wakaʀ

root (of plant)
Synonym: *lakat

Descendants

Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Kamarian: waar
- Palu'e: waka
- Bilba: oka
- Yamdena: wakar
Central Pacific
- Fijian: waka
- Proto-Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)
Bintulu-Melanau
- Bintulu: waka
Proto-Malayic: *akar
- Ibanic
  - Iban: akar
- Malay: akar
  - Indonesian: akar
Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
- Balinese: akah
- Sasak: akah, akar
Nias-Sikule
- Nias: wa'a

References

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