Where does “*namu” come from?

*namu (Polynesian) comes from Chamorro ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

Ancestry of “*namu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chamorroñamumosquito
2Proto-Oceanicñamukmosquito
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Oceanic ñamuk →Every word from Chamorro ñamu →
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