Where does “hơjan” come from?

hơjan (Jarai) comes from Proto-Chamic *hujaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hujan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

hơjan (Jarai): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “hơjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*hujaːnrain
2Proto-Malayo-Chamichujan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
4Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic hujan →