Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/lihər

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ.

Noun

*lihər

1. (anatomy) neck

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Keninjal: lɛhɛɣ
  • Seberuang: leheɚ
  • Mualang: leːɣ
• Malayan
  • Malay: leher
    • Indonesian: leher
  • Brunei Malay: lihir
  • Kedah Malay: lehiaq
  • Central Malay: liagh
  • Minangkabau: lihia, lihie
• Urak Lawoi': ลีเฮ (lihë)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*liqeR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa