Where does “*paku” come from?

*paku (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku — bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum.

*paku (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): fern

Definitions

  1. fern

Ancestry of “*paku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*pahəkubracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum

Words derived from “*paku

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku