Where does “hlăt mrai” come from?

hlăt mrai (Jarai) comes from Jarai hlăt, from Proto-Chamic *hulat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj, from Proto-Austronesian quləj — a type of small worm.

hlăt mrai (Jarai): silkworm

Definitions

  1. silkworm

Ancestry of “hlăt mrai”, step by step

hlăt mrai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Jarai hlăt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jaraihlătcaterpillar, elongated wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth
2Proto-Chamic*hulatworm
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquləjworm
4Proto-Austronesianquləja type of small worm

via Jarai mrai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jaraimrai—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quləj →Every word from Proto-Chamic *hulat →