Where does “ada” come from?

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

ada (Proto-Malayo-Chamic): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “ada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwadato be
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be

Words derived from “ada”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wada →
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