Where does “panua” come from?
panua (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.
panua (Proto-Oceanic): inhabited area or territory
Definitions
- inhabited area or territory
Ancestry of “panua”, step by step
panua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *banua | — |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *banua | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | banua | inhabited land |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | banua | inhabited land |
via Austronesian *banua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *banua | — |