Where does “tuno” come from?

tuno (Casiguran Dumagat Agta) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunu, from Proto-Austronesian CuNuh — roast over a fire.

tuno (Casiguran Dumagat Agta): to roast in or over a fire of meat, fish, bananas or root foods

Definitions

  1. to roast in or over a fire of meat, fish, bananas or root foods

Ancestry of “tuno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantunuto roast food over fire
2Proto-AustronesianCuNuhroast over a fire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CuNuh →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunu →