Where does “*fua” come from?

*fua (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic puaq, 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 “*fua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpuaq
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*buaq
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*buaq
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
5Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit

Words derived from “*fua

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