Where does “*susu-” come from?

*susu- (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

*susu- (Proto-Oceanic): breast female organ

Definitions

  1. breast female organ

Ancestry of “*susu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
4Proto-Austronesiansusubreast

Words derived from “*susu-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu →