Where does “hötu” come from?

hötu (Nias) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut, from Proto-Austronesian *qətut.

hötu (Nias): fart

Definitions

  1. fart

Ancestry of “hötu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qətut—
2Proto-Austronesian*qətut—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qətut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qətut →