Where does “wari” come from?

wari (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit वारि, from Sanskrit वार्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian waHr-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

wari (Old Javanese): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “wari”, step by step

wari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वारि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवारिwater
2Sanskritवार्water; a pond, pool
3Proto-Indo-IranianwaHr-water; rain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk

via Austronesian *waʀi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*waʀi—
2Proto-Austronesianwaʀiday; sun; to dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian waHr- →Every word from Sanskrit वार् →