Where does “hyu” come from?

hyu (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu, from Proto-Austronesian qiSu — shark.

hyu (Old Javanese): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “hyu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqihushark
2Proto-AustronesianqiSushark

Words derived from “hyu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu →