Where does “air hujan” come from?

air hujan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

air hujan (Indonesian): condensed water falling from a cloud; rain

Definitions

  1. condensed water falling from a cloud; rain

Ancestry of “air hujan”, step by step

air hujan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian air

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
2Malayairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
3Proto-Malayicairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Indonesian hujan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhujanrain
2Malayhujanrain
3Proto-Malayichujanrain
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
5Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
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