Where does “êa” come from?

êa (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

êa (Rade): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “êa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamicʔiarwater
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

Words derived from “êa

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wairEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air