Where does “puaq” come from?

puaq (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

Ancestry of “puaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*buaq
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*buaq
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
4Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit

Words derived from “puaq

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaqEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buaq