Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/ʔiar

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This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

Etymology

From the metathesis of Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔiar/, /ʔiaʀ/

Noun

*ʔiar

water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

Acehnese: ie
Coastal Chamic:
- Cham:
  - Eastern Cham: ꨀꨳꨩ (aia)
  - Western Cham: ايا (aia)
Highlands Chamic:
- Chru-Northern Chamic:
  - Chru: ia
  - Northern Chamic:
    - Northern Roglai: ia
    - Tsat: ʔia³³
- Jarai: ia
- Rade: êa

External links

Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database - water

Wikious

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