Where does “meri” come from?

meri (Besisi) comes from Proto-Aslian *bəriʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ — sky; rain; forest.

meri (Besisi): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “meri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Aslian*bəriʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ →Every word from Proto-Aslian *bəriʔ →
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