Where does “aia” come from?

aia (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

aia (Eastern Cham): water clear liquid H₂O

Definitions

  1. water clear liquid H₂O

Ancestry of “aia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamicʔiarwater
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →
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