Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bənər

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 *bənər.

Adjective

*bənər

1. right, correct

Descendants

• Banjarese: banar
  • → Ngaju: banar
• Central Malay: benagh
• Iban: bendar
• Jambi Malay: benagh
• Kendayan: banar
• Kerinci: bene
• Kota Bangun Kutai Malay: beneh
• Tenggarong Kutai Malay: beneh
• Malay: benar
  • Balinese Malay: bênêr
  • Betawi: bener
  • Indonesian: benar
  • Makassar Malay: banar
• Minangkabau: bana

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bener”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI