Where does “owak” come from?

owak (Karao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uak, from Proto-Oceanic *waga.

owak (Karao): crow bird

Definitions

  1. crow bird

Ancestry of “owak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianuakharsh cry; bellow; loud cry
2Proto-Oceanic*waga—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *waga →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uak →