Where does “ahu” come from?

ahu (Kisar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

ahu (Kisar): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “ahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
2Proto-Austronesianasudog animal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asuEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu