Where does “*tuba” come from?

*tuba (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah — Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish.

Ancestry of “*tuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tubahDerris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish
2Proto-Austronesian*tubahDerris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish

Words derived from “*tuba”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tubah →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah →