Where does “banoa” come from?

banoa (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

banoa (Makasar): sheath; scabbard

Definitions

  1. sheath; scabbard

Ancestry of “banoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
2Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “banoa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →