Where does “air” come from?

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

air (Malay): water; a cockfight round which started by...

Definitions

  1. water; a cockfight round which started by...

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicairwater
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

Words derived from “air

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wairEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air