Where does “*bara(ʔ)” come from?

*bara(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

*bara(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic): live coal

Definitions

  1. live coal

Ancestry of “*bara(ʔ)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
2Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal

Words derived from “*bara(ʔ)

Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀahEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah