Where does “tubu” come from?
tubu (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian tubuq, from Proto-Austronesian Cubuq, from Proto-Turkic *čï̄p.
tubu (Fijian): to grow
Ancestry of “tubu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | tubuq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tubuq | to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | tubuq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Cubuq | plant sprout |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *čï̄p | — |