Where does “air ludah” come from?

air ludah (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 ludah (Indonesian): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “air ludah”, step by step

air ludah 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 ludah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianludahspit, saliva
2Malayludahspit, saliva
3Proto-Malayic*ludah—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ludaqspittle, saliva
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →
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