Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan/wair mata

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This Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan 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-Sumbawan

Etymology

*wair (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ ni mata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waiʀ mata/

Noun

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *air mata
- Proto-Malayic: *air mata
  - Malayan
    - Malay: air mata / اءير مات
      - Indonesian: air mata

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wair mata

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