Where does “huseng” come from?

huseng (Palauan) comes from Japanese 風船, from Japanese 風, from Old Japanese かぜ, from Proto-Japonic kansay — wind.

huseng (Palauan): balloon

Definitions

  1. balloon

Ancestry of “huseng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese風船balloon
2Japanese風wind; airs; a style
3Old Japaneseかぜ—
4Proto-Japonickansaywind
Every word from Proto-Japonic kansay →Every word from Old Japanese かぜ →Every word from Japanese 風 →