Where does “ñamu” come from?
ñamu (Chamorro) comes from Proto-Oceanic ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.
ñamu (Chamorro): mosquito
Ancestry of “ñamu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | ñamuk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ñamuk | mosquito |