Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/layaʀ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lajaʀ/, /lajar/

Noun

*layaʀ

1. sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)

Descendants

• Admiralty Islands:
  • Yapese: laay
• Central-Eastern Oceanic:
  • Central Pacific:
    • Fijian: laca, laya
    • Proto-Polynesian: *la (see there for further descendants)
    • Rotuman: läe
    • Western Fijian: laca
  • Micronesian: *lea
  • Southern Oceanic:
    • Bieria: nlai
    • North Efate: nalae
• Western Oceanic:
  • Dobu: naia
  • Hula: ra
  • Kilivila: naya
  • Lala (New Guinea): ra
  • Motu: lara
  • Wedau: nala

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *layaR
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – LAA.1