Where does “tōpū” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tōpū”, 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—

Words derived from “tōpū”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian puqu →