Where does “êwa” come from?

êwa (Rade) comes from Proto-Malayic ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

êwa (Rade): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “êwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicñawabreath
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
3Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →Every word from Proto-Malayic ñawa →