Where does “dhei” come from?

dhei (Western Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

dhei (Western Cham): forehead

Definitions

  1. forehead

Ancestry of “dhei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*ʔadhɛ̃yforehead
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
3Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →Every word from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y →