Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/waʀi

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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

    Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *waʀi.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *waʀi

    1. day
    2. sun

    Verb

    *waʀi

    1. to dry (in the sun)

    Descendants

    • Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
      • Proto-Batak: *wari (day)
        • Northern Batak
        • Southern Batak
          • Simalungun Batak: ari
          • Toba Batak: ari
          • Angkola Batak: ari
          • Mandailing Batak: ari
    • Rejang: bilai, bilêi (day; daytime)
    • Malayo-Sumbawan
    • Old Javanese: wai, way, we (sun; day)
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian
      • Sumba–Flores
        • Rembong: wari (dry in the sun)
        • Ngadha: vari (dry in the sun)
      • Timoric
        • Tetum: bai (day)
      • Selaru: wai (put or hang something in the sun)
      • Kei–Tanimbar
        • Yamdena: wari (lay, put, or hang something in the sun)
        • Fordata: warik (lay, put, or hang something in the sun)
        • Kei: warik (dry in the sun)

    References

    • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*waRi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI