Where does “Āne-dikdik” come from?

Āne-dikdik (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese āne, from Samoan fanua, from Proto-Polynesian fenua, from Proto-Oceanic panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Ancestry of “Āne-dikdik”, step by step

Āne-dikdik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marshallese āne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marshalleseāneislet especially one forming part of an atoll
2Samoanfanualand; Earth
3Proto-Polynesianfenuaworld; land
4Proto-Oceanicpanuainhabited area or territory
5Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
6Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
8Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

via Marshallese dikdik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marshallesedikdik—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua →
Āne-dikdik — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer