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