Where does “gaya hari” come from?

gaya hari (Iban) comes from Iban hari, from Proto-Malayic ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

gaya hari (Iban): weather

Definitions

  1. weather

Ancestry of “gaya hari”, step by step

gaya hari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Iban hari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanhariday
2Proto-Malayicariday
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
4Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

via Iban gaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibangayacondition; circumstance
2Malaygayastyle; force
3Sanskritगयacquired or conquered properties; gait, motion
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