Where does “(kA-)iri” come from?
(kA-)iri (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian wiʀi — left.
Ancestry of “(kA-)iri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ka-)wiʀi | left |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | (ka-)wiʀi | left |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | wiʀi | left |
Words derived from “(kA-)iri”