Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/limaw

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

Noun

*limaw

lime, citrus

Descendants

Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Proto-Malayic:
  - Banjarese: limau
  - Brunei Malay: limau
  - Iban: limau
  - Malay: limau
    - Indonesian: limau
- Proto-Oceanic: *moli
  - Fijian: moli
  - Proto-Polynesian: *moli
    - Tongan: moli
    - Samoan: moli

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *limaw.
Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 490

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