Where does “drathais” come from?

drathais (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English drawers, from English draw, from Fijian drau, from Proto-Oceanic rau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

drathais (Scottish Gaelic): drawers, knickers, pants

Definitions

  1. drawers, knickers, pants

Ancestry of “drathais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawersplural of drawer; Clothing worn on the legs,...
2Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
3Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
4Proto-Oceanicrau—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →