Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(w)akaʀ

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(w)akaʀ/, /(w)akar/

Noun

*(w)akaʀ

root (of plant)

Descendants

Central Malayo-Polynesian: *(w)akaʀ
- Central Maluku
  - East Central Maluku
    - Seram
      - Nunusaku
        Piru Bay
        East Piru Bay
        Seram Straits
        Ambon: *wakar
        
        Uliase
        Kamarian: waar
- Sumba-Flores
  - Ende-Manggarai
    - Central Flores
      - Ende-Li'o
        Palu'e: waka
- Timor-Babar
  - Nuclear Timor
    - West Timor
      - Roti
        Bilba: oka
- Yamdena: wakar
Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *(w)akaʀ
- Proto-Oceanic: *(w)akaʀ
  - Central-Eastern Oceanic
    - Proto-Polynesian: *aka
      - Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *aka
        Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *aka
        Marquesic
        Hawaiian: aʻa
        Tahitic
        Maori: aka
        Tahitian: aʻa
        Rapa Nui: aka
        Samoic-Outlier
        Ellicean
        Tuvaluan: aka
        Samoic
        Samoan: a'a
        Tokelauan: aka
      - Tongic
        Niuafo'ou: aka
        Niuean: aka, vaka
        Tongan: aka
North Bornean
- North Sarawakan
  - Bintulu-Melanau
    - Bintulu: waka
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *(w)akar
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *akar
  - Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
    - Balinese: akah
    - Sasak-Sumbawa
      - Sasak: akah, akar
  - Proto-Malayic: *akar
    - Malayan
      - Malay: akar
        Indonesian: akar
    - Ibanic
      - Iban: akar
Northwest Sumatran
- Northern Barrier Islands
  - Nias-Sikule
    - Nias: wa'a

Synonyms

*lakat

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