Where does “paʀu” come from?

paʀu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Austronesian *baʀu.

paʀu (Proto-Oceanic): sea hibiscus

Definitions

  1. sea hibiscus

Ancestry of “paʀu”, step by step

paʀu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian *baʀu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*baʀu

via Austronesian *baʀu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*baʀu

Words derived from “paʀu

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baʀu