Where does “ari” come from?

ari (Iranun) comes from Proto-Philippine *huaji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.

ari (Iranun): sibling

Definitions

  1. sibling

Ancestry of “ari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*huaji—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huaji—
3Proto-AustronesianSuajisibling
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji →Every word from Proto-Philippine *huaji →