Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/banaʀ

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *baNaʀ.

Noun

*banaʀ

1. a thorny vine, Smilax spp.

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Northern Luzon
    • Ilocano: banág
    • Central Bontoc: banál
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Cebuano: banág
    • Gorontalo–Mongondow
      • Mongondow: banag
  • South Mindanao
    • Tiruray: banar
    • Tboli: banal
• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Nias: lambana
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Malay: banar
      • Indonesian: banar
  • Bali–Sasak—Sumbawa
    • Sasak: banar
• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Sumba–Flores
    • Manggarai: wanar

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *baNaR.