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Where does “banua” come from?

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

banua (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): inhabited land

Definitions

  1. inhabited land

Ancestry of “banua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “banua”

  • magbanwa
  • Magbanua
  • banwa
  • benua
  • benua
  • banwa
  • mokuhonua
  • honua
  • banwa
  • ᮘᮥᮃᮔ
  • fonu
  • bənua
  • fanua
  • vanua
  • panua
  • fenua
  • 'enua
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →