Reconstruction:Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih/waiʀ

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This Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih 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-Halmahera-Cenderawasih[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun[edit]

*waiʀ

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants[edit]

  • Biak: war
  • Irarutu: were
  • Dusner: war

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