Where does “ai liur” come from?

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

ai liur (Iban): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “ai liur”, step by step

ai liur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban ai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanaiwater
2Proto-Malayicairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Romanian liur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianliurweak, poor wine
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iluʀriver
3Proto-Austronesian*iluʀriver channel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →