Where does “bwax” come from?

bwax (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *buwax, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

bwax (Atayal): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “bwax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*buwaxhusked rice, brown rice
2Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *buwax →
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