Where does “*wadi” come from?
*wadi (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.
Ancestry of “*wadi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *huaji | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | Suaji | sibling |