Where does “namu” come from?

namu (Fijian) comes from Chamorro ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

namu (Fijian): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “namu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chamorroñamumosquito
2Proto-Oceanicñamukmosquito
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Oceanic ñamuk →Every word from Chamorro ñamu →