Where does “bənua” come from?

bənua (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

bənua (Proto-Malayic): inhabited land

Definitions

  1. inhabited land

Ancestry of “bənua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
2Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →