guaha

Chamorro

verb
Definitions
  • to be exist
  • to have; there is

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (exist).

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*wada

Gloss

exist

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • *wada Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
  • *ola Proto-Polynesian
  • *wola Proto-Oceanic
  • *wada Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
  • ngar Palauan
  • ora Kapingamarangi