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Where does “ngau” come from?

ngau (Palauan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

ngau (Palauan): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ngau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
2Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

Words derived from “ngau”

  • bungungau
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