Where does “daʔ” come from?

daʔ (Bodo Gadaba) comes from Proto-Munda *daˀk, from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk — water.

daʔ (Bodo Gadaba): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “daʔ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Munda*daˀkwater
2Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic ɗaːk →Every word from Proto-Munda *daˀk →
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