Where does “bagah” come from?

bagah (Taroko) comes from Proto-Atayalic *bagah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.

bagah (Taroko): charcoal

Definitions

  1. charcoal

Ancestry of “bagah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Atayalic*bagahcharcoal
2Proto-Austronesianbaʀahember; glowing coal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian baʀah →Every word from Proto-Atayalic *bagah →
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