Where does “puku” come from?

puku (English) comes from Maori puku, from Proto-Polynesian *puku, from Proto-Oceanic *buku, from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh.

puku (English): A small antelope found in Central Africa; The...

Definitions

  1. A small antelope found in Central Africa; The...

Ancestry of “puku”, step by step

puku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori puku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripukustomach, belly
2Proto-Polynesian*puku—
3Proto-Oceanic*buku—
4Proto-Austronesian*bukuh—

via Zulu mpuku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulumpuku—
2Proto-Bantu*pʊ́kʊ̀rat, mouse
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *buku →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *puku →