Where does “nasum” come from?

nasum (Latin) comes from South Efate sum̃, from Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq — house.

nasum (Latin): accusative singular of nāsus

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of nāsus

Ancestry of “nasum”, step by step

nasum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Efate sum̃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Efatesum̃house
2Proto-Oceanic*ʀumaqhouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀumaqhouse
4Proto-Austronesianʀumaqhouse

via Proto-Semitic *naśaʔ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semitic*naśaʔ-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀumaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀumaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq →