Where does “pai” come from?

pai (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

pai (Balinese): stingray

Definitions

  1. stingray

Ancestry of “pai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
2Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →