Where does “drei” come from?

drei (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *drɛy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi.

drei (Rade): we inclusive

Definitions

  1. we inclusive

Ancestry of “drei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*drɛy
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hadiʀi
3Proto-Austronesian*Sadiʀi
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi
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