Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Chamic/air mata

This Proto-Malayo-Chamic 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-Malayo-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata. Equivalent to *air (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”).

Noun

*air mata

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

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *air mata
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: ai mata
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Malay: air mata
      • Indonesian: air mata

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *air mata