Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/ñiur

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲiuʀ/

Noun

*ñiur

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Descendants

• Ibanic:
  • Iban: niur, nyiur
  • Mualang: nyior
  • Seberuang: nyior
  • Keninjal: nyior
• Malayan:
  • Banjarese: nyiur
  • Duano: nyo
  • Kerinci: nio
  • Malay: nyiur, nyior (dialectal)
    • Indonesian: nyiur
  • Temuan: niyu, ni'u