Where does “icu” come from?

icu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ijuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

Ancestry of “icu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianijuŋnose
2Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose

Words derived from “icu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ijuŋ →