Where does “rau” come from?

rau (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

Ancestry of “rau”, step by step

rau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf

via Proto-Austronesian *dahun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*dahun

Words derived from “rau

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun