Where does “ua” come from?

ua (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic uʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uʀat, from Proto-Austronesian huʀaC — vein, blood vein; artery, blood vessel; muscle.

ua (Fijian): vein

Definitions

  1. vein

Ancestry of “ua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicuʀatblood vessel
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianuʀatblood vessel
3Proto-AustronesianhuʀaCvein, blood vein; artery, blood vessel; muscle
Every word from Proto-Austronesian huʀaC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian uʀat →Every word from Proto-Oceanic uʀat →
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