Where does “*efu” come from?

*efu (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *qapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

*efu (Proto-Polynesian): ash solid remains of a fire

Definitions

  1. ash solid remains of a fire

Ancestry of “*efu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*qapuash solid remains of a fire
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
3Proto-Austronesianqabuash

Words derived from “*efu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qapu →