Where does “usr” come from?

usr (Kosraean) comes from Proto-Oceanic pudi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.

usr (Kosraean): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “usr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpudibanana
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
3Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana
Every word from Proto-Austronesian punti →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti →Every word from Proto-Oceanic pudi →
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