Where does “ū” come from?

ū (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Oceanic *susu-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

ū (Maori): breast; udder, teat; to strike home, to hit the...

Definitions

  1. breast; udder, teat; to strike home, to hit the...

Ancestry of “ū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiansusubreast, milk; to suck
2Proto-Oceanic*susu-breast female organ
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
6Proto-Austronesiansusubreast

Words derived from “ū”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu →