Where does “ya” come from?

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

ya (Eastern Cham): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “ya”, step by step

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