Where does “sehu” come from?

sehu (Pohnpeian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *topu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tobu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təbu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian təbuS — sugarcane.

sehu (Pohnpeian): sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Definitions

  1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

Ancestry of “sehu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*topusugar cane
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*tobu—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*təbu—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəbuhsugar cane
5Proto-AustronesiantəbuSsugarcane
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təbuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təbuh →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təbu →