Where does “suala” come from?

suala (Maguindanao) comes from Malay suara, from Sanskrit स्वर, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

suala (Maguindanao): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “suala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysuaravoice, utterance; opinion, vote
2Sanskritस्वरsound, noise; voice; a note
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर →Every word from Malay suara →