Where does “*kuʀita” come from?
*kuʀita (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian guʀiCa — octopus.
Ancestry of “*kuʀita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kuʀita | octopus |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | guʀiCa | octopus |