Where does “(w)akaʀ” come from?
(w)akaʀ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ.
(w)akaʀ (Proto-Oceanic): root
Ancestry of “(w)akaʀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | (w)akaʀ | root |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | (w)akaʀ | root |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *wakaʀ | — |
Words derived from “(w)akaʀ”