Where does “afa” come from?

afa (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic apa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian apa — what.

afa (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian): what

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Ancestry of “afa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicapawhat
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianapawhat
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianapa—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianapawhat

Words derived from “afa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian apa →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian apa →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian apa →
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