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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/wiʀi

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *wiʀi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wiʀi/

Adjective

*wiʀi

  1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Kedang: weri
    • Nauete: weli
    • Sika: wiri
    • → Eritai: wiri
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Kedayan: weri

Further reading
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