Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bəʀay

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəʀaj/

Verb

*bəʀay

1. to give

Descendants

• East Formosan:
  • Ami:
    • Amis: feli
  • Kavalanic:
    • Basay: vlay (Trobiawan)
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bəʀay (see there for further descendants)
• Northern Formosan:
  • Proto-Atayalic: *bəgay
    • Atayal: biqay
    • Seediq: bege-
    • Taroko: bgay-
  • Northwest Formosan:
    • Saisiyat: be꞉ay
• Rukaic:
  • Rukai: baai
• Southern Formosan:
  • Paiwan: vai
  • Puyuma: beray

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *beRay