Where does “paku” come from?
paku (Classical Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *paku(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku — bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum.
Ancestry of “paku”, step by step
paku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayic *paku(ʔ)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | *paku(ʔ) | fern |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *paku | fern |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *pahəku | bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum |
via Javanese ꦥꦏꦸ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦥꦏꦸ | nail |
| 2 | Old Javanese | [[paku]], [[pakö]] | — |