Where does “mowua” come from?

mowua (Nias) comes from Nias bua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

mowua (Nias): to bear fruit

Definitions

  1. to bear fruit

Ancestry of “mowua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Niasbuafruit
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
3Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq →Every word from Nias bua →