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Where does “(ka-)wiʀi” come from?

(ka-)wiʀi (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian wiʀi — left.

(ka-)wiʀi (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “(ka-)wiʀi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wiʀileft
2Proto-Austronesianwiʀileft

Words derived from “(ka-)wiʀi”

  • kiri
  • kiri
  • wala
  • (kA-)iri
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