Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kiʀay

This Proto-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Noun

*kiʀay

1. pandanus sp. used in making mats

Descendants

• Philippine
  • South Mindanao
    • Tboli: kilay
• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Malay: kirai
• Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Sumba–Flores
    • Kambera: iri
• Oceanic: *kiʀe, *kiʀe-kiʀe
  • Western Oceanic
    • Papuan Tip
      • Tawala: kilekile
      • Molima: kilekile
  • Central–Eastern Oceanic
    • Southeast Solomonic
      • 'Are'are: ire
      • Sa'a: ile
      • Arosi: kire, gire
    • Southern Oceanic
      • Mota: gire
    • Micronesian: *kie, *kiekie
      • Gilbertese: kie
      • Pohnpeian: kie
      • Chuukese: kiya
      • Puluwat: kiy
      • Woleaian: giyegiy
    • Central Pacific
      • Western Fijian: kiakia
      • Proto-Polynesian: *kie, *kiekie
        • Takuu: kie
        • Samoan: 'ie'ie
        • Hawaiian: ʻie, ʻieʻie
        • Maori: kiekie

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiRay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI