Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/wakaʀ

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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

Noun

*wakaʀ

  1. root (of plant)
    Synonym: *lakat

Descendants

  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
    • Kamarian: waar
    • Palu'e: waka
    • Bilba: oka
    • Yamdena: wakar
  • Central Pacific
    • Fijian: waka
    • Proto-Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)
  • Bintulu-Melanau
  • Proto-Malayic: *akar
  • Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
  • Nias-Sikule

References

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