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

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”) +‎ *mata (“eye”), from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ ni mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Noun

*waiʀ ni mata

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

Descendants

• Proto-Oceanic: *waiʀ ni mata
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • East Fijian
      • Fijian: wai ni mata

External links

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