Reconstruction:Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi/wair mata

This Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi 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-Sunda-Sulawesi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waiʀ mata/

Noun

*wair mata

tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *wair mata
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *air mata
  - Proto-Malayic: *air mata
    - Malayan
      - Malay: air mata / اءير مات‎
        Indonesian: air mata
Proto-South Sulawesi: *wai mata
- Tae': wai mata

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wair mata