Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/waiʀ baaq

This Proto-Central-Eastern 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-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq. By surface analysis, *waiʀ (“water”) +‎ *baaq (“flood”).

Noun

*waiʀ baaq

1. floodwater (water of flood)

Descendants

• Central Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ baq
  • Sumba-Flores
    • Sumba
      • Savu
        • Sabu: ei wa
• Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ baq
  • Proto-Oceanic: *waiʀ paq
    • Central-Eastern Oceanic
      • Proto-Polynesian: *wai fa
        • Tongic
          • Tongan: vai fā

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *waiʀ baaq