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Where does “*p(ʷ)anaq” come from?

*p(ʷ)anaq (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

Ancestry of “*p(ʷ)anaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
2Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →