Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qaliʀ

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

From the root *-liʀ.

Verb

*qaliʀ

1. to flow (to move as a fluid)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *halir
  • Malay: alir
    • Indonesian: alir

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaluR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI