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
- sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium
Ancestry of “namu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | namu | mosquito |
| 2 | Chamorro | ñamu | mosquito |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | ñamuk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ñamuk | mosquito |