Where does “air” come from?

air (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

air (Proto-Malayic): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
2Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

Words derived from “air”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →