Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/waiʀ baq

This Proto-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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

*waiʀ (“water”) +‎ *baq (“flood”), from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ baaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq.

Noun

*waiʀ baq

1. floodwater (water of flood)

Descendants

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

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *waiʀ baaq