Where does “bawa” come from?

bawa (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *babaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *baba, from Austronesian *baba.

bawa (Malay): to carry

Definitions

  1. to carry

Ancestry of “bawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*babaʔto bring, carry
2Proto-Malayo-Chamic*baba—
3Austronesian*baba—

Words derived from “bawa”

Every word from Austronesian *baba →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *baba →Every word from Proto-Malayic *babaʔ →