Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ka-)wiʀi

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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology

*ka- +‎ *wiʀi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ka)wiʀi/, /(ka)wiri/

Adjective

*(ka-)wiʀi

  1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)
    Antonym: *(ka-)wanan

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Sumba–Flores:
      • Timor–Babar:
        • Bilba: ki
        • Termanu: ki
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:

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