Marshallese wea

← Old English wīr (derived)

← English wire (borrowed)

← Middle English wir (derived)

← Middle English wyr (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *wīraz (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (mention)

→ Marshallese weain (affix)