Where does “Belau” come from?

Belau (Palauan) comes from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Belau (Palauan): Palau

Definitions

  1. Palau

Ancestry of “Belau”, step by step

Belau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian banua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

via Austronesian *banua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*banua—

Words derived from “Belau”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →