Where does “punti” come from?

punti (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.

punti (Old Javanese): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “punti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
2Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana
Every word from Proto-Austronesian punti →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti →
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