Where does “berathe” come from?

berathe (Rukai) comes from Proto-Rukai *bəraθə, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

berathe (Rukai): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “berathe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Rukai*bəraθəhusked rice, brown rice
2Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀasEvery word from Proto-Rukai *bəraθə