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Where does “vary” come from?

vary (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayic bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

vary (Malagasy): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “vary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbərasrice
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
3Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice

Words derived from “vary”

  • wali
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas →