Where does “ha'i” come from?
ha'i (Chamorro) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.
ha'i (Chamorro): forehead
Ancestry of “ha'i”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daqih | forehead |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | daqiS | forehead |