Where does “parau” come from?

parau (Indonesian) comes from Malay parau, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀaw — hoarseness.

parau (Indonesian): hoarse

Definitions

  1. hoarse

Ancestry of “parau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayparauhoarse of a voice
2Proto-Austronesian*paʀawhoarseness
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paʀaw →Every word from Malay parau →