Where does “ujan” come from?

ujan (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin) comes from Malay ujan, from Proto-Malayic hujan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

ujan (Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “ujan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayujanAlternative form of hujan
2Proto-Malayichujanrain
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
4Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →