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Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/waiʀ baaq

This Proto-Central-Eastern 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-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ bahaq. By surface analysis, *waiʀ (“water”) +‎ *baaq (“flood”).

Noun

*waiʀ baaq

floodwater (water of flood)

Descendants

Central Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ baq
- Sumba-Flores
  - Sumba
    - Savu
      - Sabu: ei wa
Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *waiʀ baq
- Proto-Oceanic: *waiʀ paq
  - Central-Eastern Oceanic
    - Proto-Polynesian: *wai fa
      - Tongic
        Tongan: vai fā

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *waiʀ baaq

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