Where does “อาดา” come from?

อาดา (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic *ada(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic ada, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada — to be.

อาดา (Urak Lawoi'): to exist

Definitions

  1. to exist

Ancestry of “อาดา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*ada(ʔ)to be
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicadato be
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwadato be
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwadato be
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wada →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wada →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic ada →