Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/layaʀ

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 This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

*layaʀ

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

Descendants

  • Admiralty Islands:
    • Yapese: laay
  • 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:

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