Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hilir

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This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiliʀ (to flow downstream), from the root *-liʀ (flow).

Adjective

*hilir

  1. downstream

Descendants

  • Banjarese: hilir
  • Kendayan: hilir
  • Ibanic
  • Nuclear Malayic

References

  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology, Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa