Where does “rai” come from?

rai (Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

rai (Javanese): face

Definitions

  1. face

Ancestry of “rai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
2Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

Words derived from “rai”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →