Where does “*banua” come from?

*banua (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Ancestry of “*banua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
2Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “*banua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →