Where does “*baruʔ” come from?
*baruʔ (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀu — sea hibiscus.
*baruʔ (Proto-Malayic): sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Definitions
- sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Ancestry of “*baruʔ”, step by step
*baruʔ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | baʀu | sea hibiscus |
via Proto-Austronesian *baʀu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *baʀu | — |
via Austronesian *baʀu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *baʀu | — |