Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/limaw

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

Noun

*limaw

1. lime, citrus

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Proto-Malayic:
    • Banjarese: limau
    • Brunei Malay: limau
    • Iban: limau
    • Malay: limau
      • Indonesian: limau
  • Proto-Oceanic: *moli
    • Fijian: moli
    • Proto-Polynesian: *moli
      • Tongan: moli
      • Samoan: moli

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *limaw.
• Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 490