Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/wahiʀ ni mata

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

*wahiʀ (“water”) +‎ *mata (“eye”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wahiʀ ni mata/, /wahir ni mata/

Noun

*wahiʀ ni mata

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

Malayo-Sumbawan: *wair mata
- Malayo-Chamic: *air mata
  - Proto-Malayic: *air mata
    - Malayan
      - Malay: air mata / اءير مات‎
        Indonesian: air mata
South Sulawesi: *wai mata
- Northern South Sulawesi
  - Toraja
    - Tae': wai mata
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
- Central Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
  - Sumba-Flores
    - Sumba
      - Savu
        Sabu: ei na mada
- Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ ni mata
  - Proto-Oceanic: *waiʀ ni mata
    - Central-Eastern Oceanic
      - East Fijian
        Fijian: wai ni mata

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wahiʀ ni mata