Where does “namu” come from?

namu (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian namu, from Chamorro ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

namu (Maori): sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium

Definitions

  1. sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium

Ancestry of “namu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiannamumosquito
2Chamorroñamumosquito
3Proto-Oceanicñamukmosquito
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Oceanic ñamuk →Every word from Chamorro ñamu →