Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/liqəʀ

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liʔəʀ/, /liqər/

Noun

*liqəʀ

1. neck (the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)

Descendants

• Amis: li'el, li'er
• Kanakanabu: ʉ'ʉrʉ, ɦʉʔʉɾin
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *liqəʀ (see there for further descendants)
• Paiwan: liqe, liqu (“throat”)
• Rukai: ləə
• Sakizaya: li'el

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *liqeR