Where does “nanaq” come from?
nanaq (Bunun) comes from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.
nanaq (Bunun): pus
Ancestry of “nanaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | naNaq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *naNaq | — |