Where does “futi” come from?

futi (Niuean) comes from Proto-Oceanic pudi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.

futi (Niuean): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “futi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpudibanana
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
3Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana
Every word from Proto-Austronesian punti →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti →Every word from Proto-Oceanic pudi →