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
Ancestry of “drâses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | drawers | plural of drawer; Clothing worn on the legs,... |
| 2 | English | draw | "To move or develop something."; "To exert or... |
| 3 | Fijian | drau | leaf; hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | rau | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |