Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/wair mata

This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan

Etymology

*wair (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waiʀ mata/

Noun

*wair mata

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *air mata
  • Proto-Malayic: *air mata
    • Malayan
      • Malay: air mata
        • Indonesian: air mata
    • Ibanic
      • Iban: ai mata

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wair mata