Where does “wos” come from?

wos (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese wĕas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

wos (Javanese): uncooked rice

Definitions

  1. uncooked rice

Ancestry of “wos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewĕashusked rice
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
3Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas →Every word from Old Javanese wĕas →