Where does “*puqu-” come from?

*puqu- (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

*puqu- (Proto-Oceanic): base of a tree

Definitions

  1. base of a tree

Ancestry of “*puqu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
2Proto-Austronesianpuqun

Words derived from “*puqu-

Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqunEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun