Where does “draft” come from?

draft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English draw, from Fijian drau, from Proto-Oceanic rau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

draft (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; nautical chart

Definitions

  1. <br>; nautical chart

Ancestry of “draft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
2Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
3Proto-Oceanicrau—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic rau →Every word from Fijian drau →