Where does “pūpū” come from?

pūpū (Maori) comes from Maori pū, from Proto-Polynesian puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

pūpū (Maori): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “pūpū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripūorigin, source; base, foundation; gun, firearm,...
2Proto-Polynesianpuqubase of a tree; origin
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
4Proto-Austronesianpuqun—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian puqu →