Where does “waiʀ” come from?

waiʀ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

waiʀ (Proto-Oceanic): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “waiʀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwaiʀwater
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwaiʀwater
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

Words derived from “waiʀ”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ →