Where does “wagiʼ” come from?

wagiʼ (Atayal) comes from Proto-Atayalic *wagiʔ, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

wagiʼ (Atayal): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “wagiʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*wagiʔsun
2Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *wagiʔ →