Where does “*bara(ʔ)” come from?
*bara(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah.
Ancestry of “*bara(ʔ)”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | baʀah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | baʀah | — |