Where does “*qupi” come from?

*qupi (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

*qupi (Proto-Oceanic): yam

Definitions

  1. yam

Ancestry of “*qupi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata

Words derived from “*qupi”

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