Where does “Vanuatuan” come from?

Vanuatuan (English) comes from English Vanuatu, from Bislama Vanuatu, from Undetermined vanua, from Proto-Oceanic panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Vanuatuan (English): A person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent;...

Definitions

  1. A person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent;...

Ancestry of “Vanuatuan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVanuatu—
2BislamaVanuatu—
3Undeterminedvanualand
4Proto-Oceanicpanuainhabited area or territory
5Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
6Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
8Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua →