Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/waʀi

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This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

Noun

*waʀi

  1. day
  2. sun

Verb

*waʀi

  1. to dry (in the sun)

Descendants

  • Northern Formosan
    • Atayalic
      • Atayal: wagi' (sun)
  • East Formosan
    • Kavalanic
      • Kavalan: waRi (east; sea)
    • Ami
      • Amis: wali (east)
      • Sakizaya: wali (east)
    • Sirayaic
      • Siraya: wagi (day)
  • Bunun: vali (sun)
  • Rukai: vai (sun; day)
  • Puyuma: wari (day; time; weather)
  • Paiwan: venaivai (to dry something in the sun by hanging on frame)
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *waʀi (see there for further descendants)

References

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