Where does “Kairi” come from?

Kairi (Estonian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian wiʀi — left.

Ancestry of “Kairi”, step by step

Kairi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wiʀi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ka-)wiʀileft
2Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wiʀileft
3Proto-Austronesianwiʀileft

via Japanese 蛙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蛙a frog; a specific mask used in certain Noh...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian wiʀi →Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wiʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wiʀi →