Where does “uwi” come from?

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

uwi (Lindu): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “uwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata
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