Where does “*paʀi” come from?

*paʀi (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS — ray.

*paʀi (Proto-Oceanic): stingray

Definitions

  1. stingray

Ancestry of “*paʀi”, step by step

*paʀi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaʀihray
2Proto-AustronesianpaʀiSray

via Proto-Austronesian *paʀih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*paʀih—

Words derived from “*paʀi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian paʀiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paʀih →