Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/wiʀi

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 Proto-Austronesian *wiʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiʀi/

Adjective

*wiʀi

1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)

Derived terms

• *(ka-)wiʀi
• *(ma-)wiʀi

Descendants

• Central Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Kedang: weri
  • Nauete: weli
  • Sika: wiri
  • → Eritai: wiri
• Western Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Proto-Philippine: *wiʀi
    • Arta: wigi
    • Ati: wele
    • Ilongot: wili
    • Sambali: wili
    • Yogad: wigi
• Kedayan: weri

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *wiRi