Where does “air liur” come from?

air liur (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 liur (Indonesian): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “air liur”, step by step

air liur 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 Romanian liur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianliurweak, poor wine
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iluʀriver
3Proto-Austronesian*iluʀriver channel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →