Where does “tuwa” come from?

tuwa (Lindu) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah — Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish.

tuwa (Lindu): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “tuwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubahDerris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish
2Proto-Austronesian*tubahDerris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tubah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah →