Where does “drâses” come from?

drâses (Norman) comes from English drawers, from English draw, from Fijian drau, from Proto-Oceanic rau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

drâses (Norman): underpants

Definitions

  1. underpants

Ancestry of “drâses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawersplural of drawer; Clothing worn on the legs,...
2Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
3Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
4Proto-Oceanicrau—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic rau →Every word from Fijian drau →