Where does “tompodu” come from?

tompodu (Central Dusun) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju, from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux — gall; gall bladder.

tompodu (Central Dusun): gall bladder

Definitions

  1. gall bladder

Ancestry of “tompodu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qapəjugall; gall bladder
2Proto-Austronesian*qapəjuxgall; gall bladder
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju →