Where does “wāni” come from?

wāni (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani — to be brave, be bold.

wāni (Old Javanese): daring, courageous, brave, valiant

Definitions

  1. daring, courageous, brave, valiant

Ancestry of “wāni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀanito be brave, be bold
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani