Where does “noto” come from?

noto (Aiwoo) comes from Proto-Oceanic *ucuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

Ancestry of “noto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*ucuŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
3Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ucuŋ →