Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/waiʀ ni mata

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 ni mata. By surface analysis, *waiʀ (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”).

Noun

*waiʀ ni mata

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

• Central Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Sumba-Flores
    • Sumba
      • Savu
        • Sabu: ei na mada
• Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
  • Proto-Oceanic: *waiʀ ni mata
    • Central-Eastern Oceanic
      • East Fijian
        • Fijian: wai ni mata

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *waiʀ ni mata