Where does “adiwira” come from?

adiwira (Malay) comes from Malay adi, from Proto-Malayic *adi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *adi, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.

adiwira (Malay): superhero

Definitions

  1. superhero

Ancestry of “adiwira”, step by step

adiwira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay adi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayadiAlternative form of adik
2Proto-Malayic*adi—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamic*adi—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*wadi—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huaji—
6Proto-AustronesianSuajisibling

via Malay wira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywirahero
2Palivīrabrave; heroic; hero
3Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wadi →
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