Where does “birah” come from?

birah (Mualang) comes from Proto-Malayic birah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian biʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian biʀaq — Alocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro.

birah (Mualang): yam

Definitions

  1. yam

Ancestry of “birah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-MalayicbirahAlocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianbiʀaqAlocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro
3Proto-AustronesianbiʀaqAlocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro
Every word from Proto-Austronesian biʀaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian biʀaq →Every word from Proto-Malayic birah →