Where does “*rara” come from?

*rara (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ — to broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire.

*rara (Proto-Polynesian): to heat over fire to smoke

Definitions

  1. to heat over fire to smoke

Ancestry of “*rara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*raraŋto warm up, to heat
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*daŋdaŋto warm up, to heat
3Proto-Austronesian*daŋdaŋto broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire

Words derived from “*rara”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ →