Where does “draft” come from?
draft (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English draw, from Fijian drau, from Proto-Oceanic rau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
draft (Norwegian Bokmål): nautical chart
Ancestry of “draft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | draw | "To move or develop something."; "To exert or... |
| 2 | Fijian | drau | leaf; hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | rau | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |