Where does “nanaq” come from?

nanaq (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian naNaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq.

nanaq (Proto-Oceanic): pus

Definitions

  1. pus

Ancestry of “nanaq”, step by step

nanaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannanaqpus
2Proto-AustronesiannaNaqpus
3Proto-Austroasiatic*naNaq—

via Austronesian *naNaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*naNaq—

Words derived from “nanaq”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *naNaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian naNaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nanaq →
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