< Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/layaʀ
Proto-Oceanic
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lajaʀ/, /lajar/
Noun
*layaʀ
- 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:
- Bieria: nlai
- North Efate: nalae
- Central Pacific:
- Western Oceanic:
- Dobu: naia
- Hula: ra
- Kilivila: naya
- Lala (New Guinea): ra
- Motu: lara
- Wedau: nala
Further reading
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *layaR
- Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – LAA.1