Where does “*tuna” come from?

*tuna (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuna, from Proto-Austronesian tuNa — freshwater eel.

Ancestry of “*tuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantunafreshwater eel
2Proto-AustronesiantuNafreshwater eel

Words derived from “*tuna”

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