Where does “hari tu” come from?

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

hari tu (Iban): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “hari tu”, step by step

hari tu 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 tu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibantuthis what is being indicated
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayic ari →