Where does “*kawaʀ” come from?

*kawaʀ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Oceanic *wakaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ — root.

*kawaʀ (Proto-Oceanic): potent root root of a plant with strong properties: e.g. ginger

Definitions

  1. potent root root of a plant with strong properties: e.g. ginger

Ancestry of “*kawaʀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*wakaʀ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot

Words derived from “*kawaʀ”

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