Where does “umurugutei” come from?

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

umurugutei (Garifuna): ankle

Definitions

  1. ankle

Ancestry of “umurugutei”, step by step

umurugutei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian rugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianruguA scab
2Proto-Austronesian*zuʀuq—

via Garifuna umu

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