Where does “wai” come from?

wai (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

wai (Balinese): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “wai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
2Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi →