Where does “*bai” come from?
*bai (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
Ancestry of “*bai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |