Where does “Palau” come from?

Palau (Polish) comes from English Palau, from Palauan Belau, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Ancestry of “Palau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPalau—
2PalauanBelauPalau
3Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Palauan Belau →Every word from English Palau →
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