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Where does “*pituqun” come from?

*pituqun (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.

Ancestry of “*pituqun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
2Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →