Where does “tuba” come from?

tuba (Pazeh) comes from Proto-Austronesian *tubah — Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish.

tuba (Pazeh): fish poison

Definitions

  1. fish poison

Ancestry of “tuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*tubahDerris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish
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