Where does “wasa” come from?

wasa (Iranun) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baseq.

wasa (Iranun): wet

Definitions

  1. wet

Ancestry of “wasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbasəqwet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid
2Proto-Austronesian*baseq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baseq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq →