Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pəʀəs

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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 *pəʀəs.

Pronunciation

Verb

*pəʀəs

  1. to squeeze something (to extract liquid)

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Ilocano: perres
    • Tagalog: pigis
  • Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
  • Malayic

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *peRes.