Where does “pe” come from?

pe (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese pe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

pe (Javanese): ray

Definitions

  1. ray

Ancestry of “pe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesepe—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
3Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →Every word from Old Javanese pe →