Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/halia

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia by metathesis from earlier variant *lahia.

Noun

*halia

1. ginger

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: lia
  • Keninjal: lia
  • Seberuang: lia
  • Mualang: lia
• Malayan
  • Malay: halia
    • Baba Malay: alia
    • Indonesian: halia
    • → Tok Pisin: kalia
    • → Min Nan: 河蓮／河莲 (hô-liân)
  • Negeri Sembilan Malay: halio
  • Pattani Malay: ฮลียอ (halio)
• Urak Lawoi': ลียา (liya)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa