Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/layaʀ

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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

From Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

*layaʀ

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

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *layaʀ
        • Admiralty Islands:
        • 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:
        • Western Oceanic:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:

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