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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halia

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia by metathesis from earlier variant *lahia.

Noun

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*halia

  1. ginger

Descendants

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  • Ibanic
    • Iban: lia
    • Keninjal: lia
    • Seberuang: lia
    • Mualang: lia
  • Malayan
  • Urak Lawoi': ลียา (liya)

References

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  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa