Where does “vae” come from?

vae (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian wahe, from Austronesian *bahi.

vae (Rapa Nui): choose

Definitions

  1. choose

Ancestry of “vae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianwahe—
2Austronesian*bahi—
Every word from Austronesian *bahi →Every word from Proto-Polynesian wahe →