Where does “ugudirugu” come from?

ugudirugu (Garifuna) comes from Westrobothnian rugu, from Proto-Austronesian *zuʀuq.

ugudirugu (Garifuna): sole of the foot

Definitions

  1. sole of the foot

Ancestry of “ugudirugu”, step by step

ugudirugu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian rugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianruguA scab
2Proto-Austronesian*zuʀuq—

via Garifuna ugudi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Garifunaugudifoot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *zuʀuq →Every word from Westrobothnian rugu →