Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/waqay

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): /waqaj/, /waʔaj/

Noun

*waqay

1. leg, foot (part of body)

Related terms

• *qaqay

Descendants

• Amis: wa'ay
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *waqay
  • Hawaiian: wae
  • Kapingamarangi: vae
  • Maori: wae
  • Samoan: vae
  • Tongan: vaʻe, vae