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Where does “daya” come from?

daya (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.

daya (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): landward; upstream; to trick

Definitions

  1. landward; upstream; to trick

Ancestry of “daya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesiandayalandward; upstream

Words derived from “daya”

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  • madaya
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  • raya
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