Where does “vava” come from?

vava (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Proto-Oceanic *pʷapʷa(q), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq, from Proto-Austronesian babaq.

vava (Norwegian Nynorsk): to wind, spool

Definitions

  1. to wind, spool

Ancestry of “vava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*pʷapʷa(q)(inner) mouth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabaq—
3Proto-Austronesianbabaq—

Words derived from “vava”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian babaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *pʷapʷa(q) →
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