Where does “ei” come from?
ei (Sabu) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.
ei (Sabu): water
Ancestry of “ei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | waiʀ | water |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wahiʀ | water |