Where does “Palauan” come from?

Palauan (English) comes from English Palau, from Palauan Belau, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Palauan (English): A language spoken in the Pacific, in the Republic of Palau. It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Austronesian group, all others considered to be members of the Oceanic subgroup

Definitions

  1. A language spoken in the Pacific, in the Republic of Palau. It is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, and is considered to be one of two languages in Micronesia belonging to the Western Austronesian group, all others considered to be members of the Oceanic subgroup

Ancestry of “Palauan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPalau—
2PalauanBelauPalau
3Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Palauan Belau →Every word from English Palau →