Where does “we” come from?
we (Nyâlayu) comes from Proto-Oceanic waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.
we (Nyâlayu): water
Ancestry of “we”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | waiʀ | water |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | waiʀ | water |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | waiʀ | water |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wahiʀ | water |