Where does “veRas” come from?
veRas (Puyuma) comes from Proto-Malayic bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.
veRas (Puyuma): rice
Ancestry of “veRas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayic | bəras | rice |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəʀas | rice |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | bəʀas | rice |