Where does “ranu” come from?

ranu (Hiri Motu) comes from Motu ranu, from Proto-Oceanic ranum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danum, from Proto-Austronesian daNum — fresh water; water.

ranu (Hiri Motu): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “ranu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moturanuwater
2Proto-Oceanicranumwater
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanumwater
4Proto-AustronesiandaNumfresh water; water
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daNum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danum →Every word from Proto-Oceanic ranum →