Where does “air” come from?

air (Kedah Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

air (Kedah Malay): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicairwater
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →