Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/waiʀ paq

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ baaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ baaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Noun

*waiʀ paq

  1. floodwater (water of flood)

Descendants

  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Proto-Polynesian: *wai fa
      • Tongic
        • Tongan: vai fā
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