Where does “hara” come from?

hara (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *hara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa — a tree, Ficus spp.

hara (Eastern Cham): fig

Definitions

  1. fig

Ancestry of “hara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*hara—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaʀaa tree, Ficus spp
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀa →Every word from Proto-Chamic *hara →
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