Where does “ada” come from?

ada (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic ada, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada — to be.

ada (Proto-Malayic): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “ada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Chamicadato be
2Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwadato be
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wada →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic ada →