Where does “ada” come from?

ada (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *ada(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic ada, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada — to be.

ada (Iban): to be born; to give birth

Definitions

  1. to be born; to give birth

Ancestry of “ada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*ada(ʔ)to be
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicadato be
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwadato be
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be

Words derived from “ada”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wada →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic ada →