Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/ʔiar

This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiar/, /ʔiaʀ/

Noun

*ʔiar

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

• Acehnese: ie
• Coastal Chamic:
  • Cham:
    • Eastern Cham: ꨀꨳꨩ (aia)
    • Western Cham: ايا (aia)
• Highlands Chamic:
  • Chru-Northern Chamic:
    • Chru: ia
    • Northern Chamic:
      • Northern Roglai: ia
      • Tsat: ʔia³³
  • Jarai: ia
  • Rade: êa

External links

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database - water