Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/paʀane

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-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani (“brave, bold; dare to do”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paʀane/

Verb

*paʀane

to be brave, be bold
to dare

Descendants

Western Oceanic
- Meso-Melanesian
  - Northwest Solomonic
    - Cheke Holo: frane
    - Roviana: varane
Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Micronesian
  - Marshallese: peran

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *baRani

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