Where does “jan” come from?

jan (Bau Bidayuh) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

jan (Bau Bidayuh): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “jan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
2Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →