Where does “huasa” come from?

huasa (Arosi) comes from Proto-Oceanic *puqaya, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

huasa (Arosi): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “huasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*puqayacrocodile
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*buqaya—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*buqaya—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
5Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya →