Where does “*qiu” come from?

*qiu (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu, from Proto-Austronesian qiSu — shark.

Ancestry of “*qiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqihushark
2Proto-AustronesianqiSushark

Words derived from “*qiu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu →
*qiu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer