Where does “ucu” come from?
ucu (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic icu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ijuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.
ucu (Fijian): nose
Ancestry of “ucu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | icu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ijuŋ | nose |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | mujiŋ | nose |