Where does “bara” come from?

bara (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *bara(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

bara (Malay): ember

Definitions

  1. ember

Ancestry of “bara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*bara(ʔ)live coal
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
3Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal

Words derived from “bara

Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀahEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀahEvery word from Proto-Malayic *bara(ʔ)