Where does “lay” come from?

lay (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

lay (Malagasy): sail; tent

Definitions

  1. sail; tent

Ancestry of “lay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
2Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →