Where does “susu” come from?

susu ('Are'are) comes from Proto-Oceanic *susu-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

susu ('Are'are): breast

Definitions

  1. breast

Ancestry of “susu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*susu-breast female organ
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
5Proto-Austronesiansusubreast
Every word from Proto-Austronesian susuEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susuEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu