Where does “pono” come from?

pono (Chavacano) comes from Hiligaynon puno, from Proto-Philippine puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

pono (Chavacano): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “pono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonpuno—
2Proto-Philippinepuqun—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
4Proto-Austronesianpuqun—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Philippine puqun →