Where does “ama” come from?
ama (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic ʔama, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian t-ama, from Proto-Austronesian t-ama.
ama (Rade): father
Ancestry of “ama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Chamic | ʔama | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | t-ama | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | t-ama | — |