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Where does “ꦮꦺ” come from?

ꦮꦺ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese we, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

Ancestry of “ꦮꦺ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewe—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀi—
3Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

Words derived from “ꦮꦺ”

  • ꦮꦺꦢꦁ
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