Where does “wae” come from?

wae (Buginese) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi wai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

wae (Buginese): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “wae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesiwaiwater
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi wai →