Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/(w)akaʀ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

*(w)akaʀ

1. root (of plant)

Descendants

• Central-Eastern Oceanic:
  • Central Pacific:
    • East Central Pacific:
      • Proto-Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)

References

• M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2008), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎^[1], volume 3: Plants, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 99–100
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wakaR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*wakaʀ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*akaR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*akaʀ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary