Where does “*susu” come from?

*susu (Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

Ancestry of “*susu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
3Proto-Austronesiansusubreast

Words derived from “*susu

Every word from Proto-Austronesian susuEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susuEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu
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