Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hilir

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 *qiliʀ (“to flow downstream”), from the root *-liʀ (“flow”).

Adjective

*hilir

1. downstream

Descendants

• Banjarese: hilir
• Kendayan: hilir
• Ibanic
  • Iban: iliʔ
  • Keninjal: iliʔ
  • Mualang: ilɛʔ
  • Seberuang: ileʔ
• Nuclear Malayic
  • Malay: hilir
    • Indonesian: hilir
  • Kedah Malay: hiliaq
  • Central Malay: iligh
  • Minangkabau: ilia
  • Pattani Malay: อีเล (ile)

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