Where does “puku” come from?
puku (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *puku, from Proto-Oceanic *buku, from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh.
puku (Maori): stomach, belly
Ancestry of “puku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *puku | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *buku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *bukuh | — |
Words derived from “puku”