Where does “ia hơni” come from?

ia hơni (Jarai) comes from Jarai ia, from Proto-Chamic ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

ia hơni (Jarai): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “ia hơni”, step by step

ia hơni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Jarai ia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jaraiiawater
2Proto-Chamicʔiarwater
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Jarai hơni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jaraihơnibee
2Proto-Chamic*huni—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wani—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →