Where does “nusa” come from?

nusa (Indonesian) comes from Javanese nusa, from Old Javanese nūsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nusa.

nusa (Indonesian): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “nusa”, step by step

nusa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Javanese nusa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesenusaisland
2Old Javanesenūsaisland
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannusa—

via Malay nusa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynusaisland
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nusa →Every word from Old Javanese nūsa →Every word from Javanese nusa →