Where does “bAnua” come from?

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

bAnua (Proto-Malayic): inhabited land territory supporting the life of a community

Definitions

  1. inhabited land territory supporting the life of a community

Ancestry of “bAnua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
2Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “bAnua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →