Where does “paday” come from?

paday (Paiwan) comes from Proto-Austronesian pajay — paddy rice unmilled, rice plants.

paday (Paiwan): paddy rice unmilled, rice plants

Definitions

  1. paddy rice unmilled, rice plants

Ancestry of “paday”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianpajaypaddy rice unmilled, rice plants
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pajay
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