Where does “pudi” come from?

pudi (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti, from Proto-Austronesian punti — banana.

pudi (Proto-Oceanic): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “pudi”, step by step

pudi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuntibanana
2Proto-Austronesianpuntibanana

via Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumbʊ́dìgoat
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-búdigoat

Words derived from “pudi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian punti →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian punti →