Where does “waka” come from?

waka (Bintulu) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ — root.

waka (Bintulu): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “waka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ