Where does “layaʀ” come from?

layaʀ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

layaʀ (Proto-Oceanic): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “layaʀ”, step by step

layaʀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
2Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

via Proto-Malayic *layaʀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*layaʀsail a piece of fabric attached to a boat
2Austronesian*layaʀ—

Words derived from “layaʀ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →