Where does “puku” come from?

puku (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *puku, from Proto-Oceanic *buku, from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh.

puku (Maori): stomach, belly

Definitions

  1. stomach, belly

Ancestry of “puku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*puku—
2Proto-Oceanic*buku—
3Proto-Austronesian*bukuh—

Words derived from “puku”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *buku →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *puku →