Where does “ai” come from?

ai (Gilbertese) comes from Proto-Oceanic api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

ai (Gilbertese): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicapifire
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianapifire
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apuyfire oxidation reaction
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
5Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
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