Where does “sore” come from?

sore (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese we, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian waʀi — day; sun; to dry.

sore (Old Javanese): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “sore”, step by step

sore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese we

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewesun
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwaʀiday
3Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry

via Old Javanese sor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesesorlower

Words derived from “sore”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian waʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian waʀi →Every word from Old Javanese we →