Where does “ai” come from?

ai (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

ai (Iban): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “ai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicairwater
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

Words derived from “ai”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →