Where does “benua” come from?

benua (Indonesian) comes from Malay benua, from Old Malay vanua, from Proto-Malayic bAnua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

benua (Indonesian): continent; land, country

Definitions

  1. continent; land, country

Ancestry of “benua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybenuacontinent; land, country
2Old Malayvanua—
3Proto-MalayicbAnuainhabited land territory supporting the life of a community
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
5Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayic bAnua →