Where does “wai” come from?

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

wai (Proto-Polynesian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “wai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicwaiʀwater
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwaiʀwater
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwaiʀwater
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

Words derived from “wai”

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