Where does “layaʀ” come from?

layaʀ (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

Ancestry of “layaʀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
2Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

Words derived from “layaʀ

Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ