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 — root.

(w)akaʀ (Proto-Oceanic): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “(w)akaʀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(w)akaʀroot
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(w)akaʀroot
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot

Words derived from “(w)akaʀ

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀEvery word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀ