Where does “*paʀaq” come from?

*paʀaq (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq — lung.

Ancestry of “*paʀaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baʀaqlung
2Proto-Austronesian*baʀaqlung
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀaq →