Where does “akar” come from?

akar (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ — root.

akar (Iban): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “akar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicakarroot of plant
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayic akar →