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Where does “wai mata” come from?

wai mata (Tae') comes from Tae' wai, from Proto-South Sulawesi wai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

wai mata (Tae'): tear

Definitions

  1. tear

Ancestry of “wai mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tae'waiwater
2Proto-South Sulawesiwaiwater
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater
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