Where does “padi” come from?

padi (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic padi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pajay, from Proto-Austronesian pajay — paddy rice unmilled, rice plants.

padi (Iban): rice plants

Definitions

  1. rice plants

Ancestry of “padi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicpadipaddy, unmilled rice
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpajaypaddy unmilled rice, rice plant
3Proto-Austronesianpajaypaddy rice unmilled, rice plants
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pajay →