Where does “*huaji” come from?
*huaji (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.
Ancestry of “*huaji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *huaji | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | Suaji | sibling |