Where does “proa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “proa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayparauhoarse of a voice
2Proto-Austronesian*paʀawhoarseness

Words derived from “proa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paʀaw →Every word from Malay parau →
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