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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Palau | — |
| 2 | Palauan | Belau | Palau |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | banua | inhabited land |