Where does “u'ar” come from?

u'ar (Biak) comes from Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

u'ar (Biak): water clear liquid H₂O

Definitions

  1. water clear liquid H₂O

Ancestry of “u'ar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasihwaiʀwater
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwaiʀwater
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwaiʀwater
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ →