Where does “ai manyi” come from?

ai manyi (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 manyi (Iban): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “ai manyi”, step by step

ai manyi 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 Iban manyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanmanyibee
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wani—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →