Where does “uwi” come from?

uwi (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese huwi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

uwi (Javanese): yam, various tubers

Definitions

  1. yam, various tubers

Ancestry of “uwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesehuwi—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi →Every word from Old Javanese huwi →