Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/jari

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

Noun

*jari

1. finger

Descendants

• Banjarese: jari
• Kendayan: jari
• Ibanic
  • Iban: jari (“hand”)
  • Keninjal: jaɣi
  • Mualang: jaɣi
  • Remun: jaɣi (“hand”)
  • Seberuang: jaɣey (“hand”)
• Malayan
  • Malay: jari
    • Indonesian: jari
    • → Acehnese: jaroe
    • → Min Nan: 惹𨁫 (jiá-lí)
    • → Semai: jariiq
  • Brunei Malay: jari
  • Central Malay: jaxi
  • Minangkabau: jari
  • Pattani Malay: ยฺารฺี (jaɣi)
• Urak Lawoi': ยฺารี (jari)

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