Where does “bungungau” come from?
bungungau (Palauan) comes from Palauan ngau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.
bungungau (Palauan): dark red, crimson; to be crimson, dark red
Definitions
- dark red, crimson; to be crimson, dark red
Ancestry of “bungungau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Palauan | ngau | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hapuy | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Sapuy | fire |