Where does “*icuŋ” come from?

*icuŋ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

*icuŋ (Proto-Oceanic): nose organ of the face

Definitions

  1. nose organ of the face

Ancestry of “*icuŋ”, step by step

*icuŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
3Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ,*ujuŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ,*ujuŋ—

Words derived from “*icuŋ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ →