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

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “ucu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicicu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianijuŋnose
3Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ijuŋ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic icu →