Where does “honu” come from?

honu (English) comes from Hawaiian honu, from Proto-Polynesian fonu, from Proto-Oceanic ponuq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ponuq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian pəNuq — full.

honu (English): A green sea turtle, "Chelonia mydas"

Definitions

  1. A green sea turtle, "Chelonia mydas"

Ancestry of “honu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhonuturtle; sea turtle
2Proto-Polynesianfonusea turtle; full
3Proto-Oceanicponuq—
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*ponuq—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*pənuq—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpənuq—
7Proto-AustronesianpəNuqfull
Every word from Proto-Austronesian pəNuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pənuq →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq →