Where does “ngutu” come from?

ngutu (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian ŋutu, from Proto-Austronesian ŋusuq.

Ancestry of “ngutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianŋutu—
2Proto-Austronesianŋusuq—

Words derived from “ngutu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋusuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian ŋutu →
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