Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/kila

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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *gila, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *gila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila.

Adjective

*kila

1. wild, insane
2. ignorant

Descendants

• Kaulong: kila
• Central Pacific
  • Western Fijian: kila
  • Fijian: kila

References

• M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2016), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎^[1], volumes 5: People: Body and Mind, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 581
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gila”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*gila”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary