Where does “paha” come from?
paha (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqa, from Proto-Austronesian paqa — thigh.
Ancestry of “paha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | paqa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | paqa | thigh |
Words derived from “paha”