Where does “wa” come from?

wa (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

wa (Old Javanese): ember, glowing coal

Definitions

  1. ember, glowing coal

Ancestry of “wa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
2Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah →