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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pajay

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *pajay.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*pajay

  1. paddy (unmilled rice), rice (plant)

Descendants

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  • Proto-Philippine: *pájay
    • Northern Luzon
    • Central Luzon
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
      • Danao
  • Barito:
    • Southwest Barito:
    • East Barito:
      • Malagasy: fary (sugar cane), vary (paddy)
  • Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
  • Proto-Malayic: *padi (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Javanese: pari
  • South Sulawesi:
    • Toraja-Sa'dan: pare
    • Buginese: ase
      • Makasar: ase
    • Coastal Konjo: pare
  • Celebic
    • Kaili-Pamona
    • Saluan-Banggai
  • Chamorro: fa'i
  • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: