Where does “hrơi” come from?

hrơi (Jarai) comes from Proto-Chamic *hurɛy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

hrơi (Jarai): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “hrơi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*hurɛyday
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
3Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry
Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Chamic *hurɛy →