Where does “hanitu” come from?

hanitu (Bunun) comes from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu — ghost; owl.

hanitu (Bunun): ghost

Definitions

  1. ghost

Ancestry of “hanitu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianqaNiCughost; owl
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu
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