Where does “birah” come from?

birah (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian biʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian biʀaq — Alocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro.

birah (Proto-Malayic): Alocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro

Definitions

  1. Alocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro

Ancestry of “birah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianbiʀaqAlocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro
2Proto-AustronesianbiʀaqAlocasia spp., wild taro, elephant's ear or itching taro

Words derived from “birah”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian biʀaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian biʀaq →